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1. The unforgivable cost of state-protected monopolies

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   ... and plunged to his death. Nowadays, Armstrong is known as the man who invented commercial FM radio.  Between that invention and his death lies a tale of epic tragedy and outrageous brutality. In November ... Thursday, 18 March 2010

2. Countdown to Lift - The Race to Build a Space Elevator

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   ... withstand the incredible tension it would be under as well as its own weight.  With the invention of carbon nanotubes in the 1990s, David Smitherman of NASA/Marshall's Advanced Projects Office realised ... Thursday, 21 January 2010

3. The delicate subject of patents

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   ... struggle with intangible property. How should intellectual property - the ideas that minds produce - be treated?  And how should parallel inventions be handled? Whereas there are numerous farms available ... Thursday, 03 December 2009

4. Cash for junk, will it revive economies?

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   ... all our energy and cash at industries that aren’t working. Markets may fail, but their capacity for constant reinvention and experimentation ensures that new ideas can become successful as old ideas ... Thursday, 05 November 2009

5. Contradictions resolve in ways you don't intend

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   ...  From the invention of the wheel, to the steam engine to the microprocessor, businesses have acted to get more output from the capacity available to them. If we disconnect production from employment ... Thursday, 29 November 2007

6. Atlas Shrugged at 50

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   ... actually the least benefited by the extent of their innovations. "In proportion to the mental energy he spent, the man who creates a new invention receives but a small percentage of his value in ... Sunday, 29 July 2007

7. The tragedy of innovation: how brilliant ideas are criminalised

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   The Increment of Man "This push for a so-called "green revolution" or "gene revolution" is being done once again under the guise of solving hunger in Africa. Chemical-intensive ... Thursday, 21 June 2007

8. "On your left is an Orc fighting a Troll" - travels in hyper-reality offer lessons for the poor

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   ... to the entertainment scene. The invention of a new process allows that process to become an opportunity for everyone. Websites like Springwise.com list thousands of business ideas, from the quirky to ... Monday, 12 February 2007