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It's morning in America, and the pencil sharpener is at work.

At the blog Paleo-future, visions of techno-optimism & brave new worlds�all in a packet of cigarettes.

The history of the attention span is very distracting.

Some of the earliest examples of scientific imagery have proven the most durable.

Allan Grant's evocative photos document Destination Moon, the trendsetting 1950 film about space travel.

Ian Bogost's retrofuturist art game A Slow Year explores the traditions and aesthetic possibilities of the medium.

NASA's latest nanosatellites seek answers to questions about the place of life in the universe�at a very small scale.

Acid or base? When you're a coke can, it doesn't matter�you sizzle either way.

In an inspired take on the ongoing spate of airport screening controversies, Popular Mechanics� Erin McCarthy interviews cattle behavior expert Temple Grandin.

I�m sure that any personal-care product featuring �102� deeply touch, shaving area increased� isn�t the least bit sketchy.