MIT’s Energy Manhattan Project

MIT is spear­head­ing an ambi­tious effort to devel­op a raft of green tech­nolo­gies, includ­ing lap­top-pow­ered hybrids and plas­ma-charged tur­bo engines.

Debate Rages Over Animal-Human Chimeras

Should med­ical researchers be allowed to cre­ate human-ani­mal hybrids to inves­ti­gate dis­ease? No, says an ethics think tank that advis­es the Scot­tish Par­lia­ment. Yes, says Ian Wilmut of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Edin­burgh, cre­ator of Dol­ly the cloned sheep.

Player Stats are Public Domain, Says Court

Major League Base­ball strikes out in a case that looked at whether inde­pen­dent fan­ta­sy sports sites could freely use sta­tis­tics and oth­er play­er data.
Fan­ta­sy sports are now a multi­bil­lion-dol­lar indus­try, thanks in no small part to the Internet.