This Week In The Future, January 28-February 1, 2013Baarbarian
In the future, origami pets will need love, too.
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- FYI: What Is Deer Antler Spray, And Why Would A Football Player Use It?
- A Field Guide To Caffeinating Yourself Into Oblivion [Infographic]
- Family's Pet Tortoise Found Alive, After 30 Years, In Locked Storeroom
- The Genius Who Plays For A Living
And don't forget to check out our other favorite stories of the week:
- Popular Science Is Building The Telepresent Robotic Boss Of The Future
- One Small Pawprint: Meet The Astro-Animals That Went Before Iran's Space Monkey
- Mercedes' New Safety Tech Aims To End Wrong-Way Driving
- FYI: Do Men Really Fall Apart When A Female Soldier Gets Killed?
- Gray Matter: How To Make Cheap Fake Gold
- Remembering The Brightest Lessons From NASA's Darkest Days
- How To Save The Electrical Grid
- Researchers Capture A Zebrafish's Thought Process On Video
- Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts
- Jackets Grown From Bacteria And 10 More Feats Of Bio-Engineering
- A Shark In The Hallway And Other Amazing Images From This Week
- FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm?
- 9 Amazing Images That Turn Science Into Art
- Are We Running Out Of Scientific Geniuses?
- By The Numbers: The U.S.'s Warmest Year Yet [Infographic]
- NASA Will Launch A 13,000-Square-Foot Solar Sail Next Year