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The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know   more similar news »
Science has traditionally viewed autistics as solitary types. Amanda Baggs is part of the increasingly visible community of autistics who use technologies like type-to-speech software, blogs and online video to reach out to others.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Surfer-Physicist A. Garrett Lisi's Unified Theory Leads to Fame, Backlash   more similar news »
In this interview with Wired.com, physicist A. Garrett Lisi discusses his controversial "Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything," a unified theory of physics he proposed in 2007. Lisi also discusses the public reaction to his theory, and how his love of board sports fits into his nonacademic lifestyle.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Consumer Reports' Secret Shoppers Have Lots of Explaining to Do   more similar news »
Working as a secret shopper for Consumer Reports requires not only persistence and attention to detail, but also a knack for creative explanations to eyebrow-raising purchases.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Sirius Says It Could Do Without XM    more similar news »
Sirius Satellite Radio said yesterday that it gained subscribers in the fourth quarter and lost less money, signs that its business is improving even as the company's merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings remains stuck in a regulatory limbo more than a year after it was proposed.
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Hazardous to Your Privacy?    more similar news »
The Cleveland Clinic, the renowned nonprofit medical center, has kept electronic records of its patients for some time. But despite the easy transport of everything digital, by and large those records have been as immobile as scrawled doctor's notes stored in manila folders. And, in their traditi...
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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The Future Was Then    more similar news »
For all of its flaws as a business, nobody can accuse the Sharper Image of over-promising. The name explains precisely what it can do for you. Spend money here, it says, and we will improve the way you are perceived . You want an actual enhancement? Try the Greater Substance store, if one opens up....
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails    more similar news »
After promising last year to search its computers for tens of thousands of e-mails sent by White House officials, the Republican National Committee has informed a House committee that it no longer plans to retrieve the communications by restoring computer backup tapes, the panel's chairman said...
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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State Hopes to Attract Emerging Industry    more similar news »
Boosting Maryland as a hub of nanobiotechnology research, legislators and higher education leaders joined yesterday to propose a $5 million state program to award research grants and lure private-sector firms to locate in the state.
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Fewer Ad Clicks Send Google Shares Down    more similar news »
Even Internet powerhouse Google is showing signs of trouble.
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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IBM Reaffirms Its Faith in Mainframes    more similar news »
IBM introduced a mainframe computer yesterday that it said would boost performance by 50 percent and significantly lower energy costs compared with its predecessor.
Wed Feb 27, 2008
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