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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Using Steve Jobs's 'final vendetta' to make people give you money

Posted Feb 14, 2012 - 02:23 pm

Investment site Motley Fool says an "irate" Steve Jobs's willingness to destroy Google over Android somehow could "make a few in-the-know investors some major profits." Of course, it's all nonsense.
Android, Apple
'Stack ranking' stacks the deck against tech innovation

Posted Jul 05, 2012 - 12:53 pm

An article in the latest issue of Vanity Fair paints an ugly, if hardly unsurprising picture of Microsoft over the past decade.
bureaucracy, employees
Early math, reading skills linked to future success

Posted May 10, 2013 - 06:00 am

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh wanted to see whether better math and reading skills at a younger age translated into future socioeconomic success.
education, income
Is eBay on the decline?

Posted Dec 07, 2010 - 06:04 pm

GigaOm has an intriguing column by Eric Jackson contrasting the recent fortunes of discount web site start-up Groupon and longtime online auction powerhouse eBay.
Yahoo, eBay
Obama win should keep NASA's asteroid, Mars plans on course

Posted Nov 07, 2012 - 04:22 pm

No one knows how the federal government's space agency would have fared under a President Romney -- though it's not hard to imagine a smaller budget and more privatized space exploration and research efforts.
asteroid, government
Timely and grim reminders of the dangers of space travel

Posted Jan 28, 2013 - 07:36 pm

The anniversaries of three space-related tragedies this week should give pause to even the most ardent supporters of sending humans to Mars.
Elon Musk, mars
Warning to drivers: Your typeface may be endangering your life

Posted Sep 25, 2012 - 01:23 pm

Drivers are constantly being warned about the dangers of distracted driving, particularly the practice of texting while behind the wheel.
driving, fonts
Bizarre stuff you never knew about Venus and Mars

Posted Oct 02, 2012 - 10:09 am

You'd think after a few billion years of living next to each other, you'd know everything about your neighbors.
atmosphere, carbon dioxide
Dinosaur scientists somehow disappointed by Hollywood's disregard for dinosaur scientific facts

Posted Apr 08, 2013 - 03:52 pm

The fourth installment of the Jurassic Park film series comes out in June, but don't expect to see any feathery creatures.
dinosaurs, feathers
Do political lobbying and tax loopholes count as evil?

Posted Oct 21, 2010 - 05:20 pm

Google's use of "income shifting" to reduce its taxes is criticized by some as violating the company's "Don't Be Evil" mantra.
Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich

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