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On the idyllic island of Lindau, in 2014, everything looked fine. But 15 Nobel Laureates warned otherwise.
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Urbanologists are turning to the natural world to solve city problems.
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Bioenhancing will help us run faster, understand more and beat disease. But it might also rock civilization to its core.
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This device might help make chemotherapy more efficient and less problematic ... from home.
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