Futurologists

English scientist studies implications of adding senses to human repertoire

Environment

We’re intimately familiar with the five basic senses: sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. But what if there were a sixth, or seventh? An English scientist is trying to research how technology can give us additional senses.

Technology will enable us to live forever says futurist

Environment

Here Comes the Sun and It’s All Right

Barrier islands

Environment

Manipulating the Climate

Forecasting 2006

Advances in energy and a rejuvenated environmental movement are some of the items on Gerald Celente’s list for this year’s hot trends.

The World

2011: The Year Ahead in Science

Environment

2010 may be coming to an end, but a whole new year of news and culture awaits in 2011. All week long, we’ll be talking with big thinkers about what they’re anticipating ?from new movies to world events. Today, our subject is science, and our guest is the one and only Dr. Michio Kaku, theoretical […]

The World

The science of time travel movies

Arts, Culture & Media

Today, the widely anticipated ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ hits theatres nationwide. The film centers on a hot tub that transports its characters through time, back to the more innocent year of 1986. Why is time travel so compelling?

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Geo answer

Environment

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Ellesmere Island. An international dog sled expedition led by explorer Will Steger is currently crossing the island in an effort to document the effects of climate change.