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More R&D Please
Google Engineers: Today’s Green Tech Not Good Enough

After Google’s renewable energy project failed after just four years, two of the company’s engineers conduct a post-mortem.

Crude Economics
Russia Floats Oil-Production Cut

Moscow is considering cutting its oil output in an attempt to stop the global price slide, but may not be up to the task.

Reforming Delivery
Health Care in the Third Dimension

The holy grail of medical 3-D printing is the ability to produce a functioning human organ. But even though that goal is far away, there is still a lot 3-D printing can already do to disrupt health care.

Islamists' Patron
Palestinian Officials: Hamas Terror Cell Was Led from Turkey

Israel and the Palestinian Authority have arrested members of a Hamas cell directed from a “command post” in Turkey.

Sailing the Ocean Blue
Erdogan: Muslims, Not Columbus, Discovered America

The Turkish President’s remarks show a “unique” understanding of history.

Kiev's New Coalition
Ukraine Turns West

Great news from Ukraine: A new parliamentary coalition has made plans to stand up to Russia, establish energy independence, carry out thorough internal reforms, and work towards EU and NATO membership.

War on the Young
Boomers Mismanage Their Pensions, Millennials Pay

The University of California will raise tuition by 28 percent over the next five years in order to save a mismanaged pension fund. The extra debt students will have to take on to fix their elders’ mistakes could set these students back by many years.

Middle East Energy
Palestinian Unrest Threatening Israel’s Gas Exports

Jordan is threatening to rescind a $15 billion deal to import gas from Israel. That would undermine Israel’s long term energy strategy.

Rise of China
China Going Nuclear

Chinese military technology is coming along so fast that within ten years it will allow Beijing to place a nuke in all 50 U.S. states.

discipline and punish
The University Policy That Fails Everyone

Lawyers are pushing back against university sexual assault proceedings that deny legal protection to the accused. These policies need correcting, but the real underlying problem remains.

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