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Lasers Project the Big Picture
Ordinary gadgets could soon light up every surface, as developers tweak tiny lasers in pursuit of pocket-size projection systems. By Seán Captain.
In Fish Fight, Science Loses
Mercury is unarguably a neurotoxin in large doses. But special-interest groups are muddying the message when it comes to the real potential for harm posed by the fish we eat. By Gretchen Cuda. Plus: Can You Cook the Mercury Out?
Pirate Bay Bloodied but Unbowed
The internet's premier torrent site is back online this week -- three days after police carted off its servers. Now site administrators insist the error messages and slow loading times besetting the resurrected site are a result of increased popularity, not legal pressure. By Quinn Norton.
Be There and Be Square
Even the math clubs in Hollywood are teeming with industry players and celebrities, but it's still all about the numbers. By Eryn Brown from Wired magazine.
China Tightens Grip on Web
The journalist advocacy group Reporters Without Borders flays Beijing for its recent efforts to strengthen its "Great Firewall." By Eli Milchman.
RFID: Sign of the (End) Times?
Christian millennialists have seen the apocalypse augured in everything from Social Security numbers to movable type. A new book warns that the long-dreaded "mark of the beast" could be an RFID chip. For real this time. By Mark Baard.
The Kinsey of Clicking
Couples that surf together stay together. Or do they? Readers of the Click Opera blog are asked to weigh in, and they do. Commentary by Momus. 
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