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...scale nuclear war, etc. Do you feel that Utopia or eradication both seem to be plausible outcomes in the next century? The president of the Royal Society, Martin Rees, puts the chances of our civilization surviving at 50-50. That's in agreement with estimates from other scientists who look at existential risks. How we handle the challenges of this century could determine the future of humanity - and whether there will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Future of Human Enhancement | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...tropical rain forest or at the bottom of the ocean, many new species are discovered today in the lab, where scientists examine the DNA of what appears to be a single, widely distributed species only to find that it's actually a collection of separate species that look alike. The dusky salamander of the Appalachian and Adirondack mountains, for example, is now known to be four distinct species...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dozens of New Species Found in Island Crater | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...can’t afford a cello [for example] but have sports programs… We have the largest number of intercollegiate sports – it has been a way to reach out to students who would not have been able to come to Harvard otherwise, if you look at student athletes later in life it’s amazing what they have done...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Ask the Gatekeeper! | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...than 50 of whom had signed a pledge before the recess not to vote for any bill that did not include a public plan, have shown some willingness to bend on the issue - an indication of how spooked the caucus is by the summer theatrics. "I'm willing to look at the public plan if it means getting [Maine Republican Senator] Olympia Snowe's support for it to pass the Senate," says Representative Bill Pascrel, a progressive New Jersey Democrat. "But I'm leery about it - there better not be 14 exit signs written into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Pelosi Win Over Wary Dems on Health Care? | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...From there, look around the Jehangir Art Gallery just next door. Artists show their new work all the time, and it's also home to Café Samovar, tel: (91-22) 2204 7276. Try the parathas. Around 9, a very good place to go to in Lower Parel is called the Blue Frog, tel: (91-22) 4033 2300. It's the ultimate in the contemporary-music scene in Mumbai right now. They have live music most nights, and you'll discover completely unknown but very good bands. They also serve very good continental food. (See 10 things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Night in Mumbai | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

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