This Week In The Future, October 15-19, 2012 Baarbarian
In the future, we'll watch leaked footage of the unreleased Baked Goods Battle section of the 2012 presidential debates. Smell-o-vision available.
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- Why Is NASA Developing Nasal Spray For The Masses?
- New Version of Classic Marshmallow Experiment Upends Original Conclusions
- PopSci Q&A: How Much Do Presidential Debates Matter?
- Forget Telepresence! Smellepresence Is Here At Last
And don't forget to check out our other favorite stories of the week:
- Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From? And How Can We Stop It?
- FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It's Melted?
- Rogue Geoengineer Dumps 100 Tons Of Iron Off Canada's West Coast
- V-Moda M-100 Review: The Headphones That Made Me Love Headphones
- 11 Unbelievable Microscopic Images From Nikon's 2012 Small World Competition
- Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth's Entire Evolutionary History
- Spontaneous Combustion Is Easier Than You Think
- Infographic: How Close Did Felix Baumgartner Get To The Edge Of Space?
- The Most Technologically Advanced Warship Ever Built
- BeerSci: What Beer's Key Ingredient Reveals About Our Own Genomes
- Meet Boxee, The Hacker Project Gone Mainstream That Could Get You To Ditch Cable
- GameSci: LittleBigPlanet Karting Gives You Rules Hoping You'll Break Them
- Where Should We Look For Earth's Twin?
- Everything You Need To Know About The Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
- Why Felix Baumgartner's Mission Was Nearly Aborted At The Last Minute
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