January 18, 2012

Is it Sharing or is it Stealing?

Daniel Honan

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One of the key questions that the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) poses is what are the core values of the Internet that we as a society want to uphold?

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Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever

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How curiosity rewires your brain for change

Curiosity is often considered a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture.

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Brian Cox: The incomprehensible scales that rule the Universe

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11 NASA astrophysics missions face risk of cancellation

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