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We humans are naturally inclined to fear the worst. Peter H. Diamandis tries to ignore that tendency and looks at the future. 

well, the title says it all. 

Reuters about the real challenges of Italy, and the fact that Monti's reforms are largely cosmetic. 

Lack of R&D, innovation and structural problems in education are root causes of the eurozone crisis in Portugal, Greece, but also Italy and Spain struggle. 

"Cultured meat" -- burgers or sausages grown in laboratory Petri dishes rather than made from slaughtered livestock -- could be the answer that feeds the world, saves the environment and spares the lives of millions of animals, they say.

Has the Star Trek Universal Translator arrived?

The theoretical physicist Michio Kaku about several types of civilization and how we are on the verge of going from 0 to 1, a dangerous passage. 

It was the talk of Davos, grabbing the imagination of a forum otherwise shrouded in gloom: a miracle machine that cracks the code of life within hours and could revolutionise healthcare.

The accelerating rate of change in many fields of technology all manifest themselves in terms of human development, some of which can be accurately tracked within economic data.  Contrary to what the media may peddle and despite periodic setbacks, average human prosperity is rising at a rate faster than any other time in human history.  

Economists are failing to account for mass technological innovations when making forecasts and constructing models.

The web evolves: making it easier to create and curate content. Facebook in a timeline of the evolving web.