This Week In The Future, October 28-November 2, 2012 Baarbarian
In the future, when the tiny rat has radioactively transformed into a man-sized beast, we'll don our armor and fight.
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- In Robotic Reality Experiment, Rat-Sized Humans Meet Human-Sized Rats
- Monsters Are People Too, Says Dungeons And Dragons Study
- New York After The Hurricane
- Video: Steve Jobs's Yacht Unveiled At Last
And don't forget to check out our other favorite stories of the week:
- Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia
- BeerSci: Uncovering the Secrets Of Barley
- The Jersey Shore, Before and After Sandy
- From Hiroshima To The H-Bomb, 10 Earth-Shaking Moments In Atomic Science
- FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
- PopSci Teardown: Black & Decker Matrix Quick Connect System
- The Goods: November 2012's Hottest Gadgets
- Reasons To Celebrate The Beautiful Bat
- Lebbeus Woods, Futuristic Architect, Dies
- The Fastest Science Machine In The World
- 5 Things Hurricane Sandy Reveals About Global Warming
- FYI: How Much Caffeine Would It Take To Kill You?
- How The PopSci Staff Prepares For A Hurricane