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Radiation Found in Seaweed Near Crippled Japan Plant

By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Seaweed collected from the coast near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and sewage in Tokyo have shown elevated levels of radiation, according to data released by an environmental group and government officials on Friday. [More]

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Edison’s Inventionland

A tour through Thomas Edison's famed workshop, plus Apple's bid to convert speech to text, and the rest of today's news.

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Evil Android: Google Behaving Badly

Google and Skyhook have been tussling over IP, and in a court filing we've learned a surprising insight into Google's protective actions over Android. Looks like Facebook didn't need to bother with its smear campaign. Google and Skyhook have been tussling over IP, but in a court filing we've gained a surprising insight into Google's protective actions over Android.

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Too Hard for Science? Freeman Dyson–ESP

What does the scientist who talked about enclosing stars with globes think might be too hard for science? In "Too Hard for Science?" I interview scientists about ideas they would love to explore that they don't think could be investigated. For instance, they might involve machines beyond the realm of possibility, such as particle accelerators as big as the sun, or they might be completely unethical, such as lethal experiments involving people.

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Infants Know That ‘Might Makes Right’

To be socially savvy, you have to learn the hierarchy. This skill is so crucial that even babies possess it, according to a study published January 28 in Science . Infants only 10 months old know that bigger beings usually get their way

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iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco’s Worst Job Cuts, Sony’s Sales Suffer, Winklevii Sued

1. Attention Google --this is what happens when you anger the record labels: Limewire and its former CEO Mark Gorton have agreed to pay $105 million to close a legal suit alleging Limewire encouraged users to share pirated music.

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