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SmartPlanet stories related to the technologies, processes and policy encompassed by the production of food, as well as the businesses and organizations delivering it.
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Q&A: Linda Stone, former tech exec, on conscious computing
Linda Stone, who spent 16 years as an executive at Apple and Microsoft, talks about the effect technology has on our health and productivity.
15 | April 26, 2013 3:00am |
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Ten years on, a SARS legacy in the everyday details
HONG KONG -- Alarming at the time, the deadly virus left the Hong Kong public with cleaner habits and greater preparedness for future outbreaks.
1 | April 25, 2013 3:00am |
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Despite drug violence, destination weddings boost Mexico's tourism
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's beaches beckon as increasing numbers of U.S. couples plan their weddings south of the border.
1 | April 24, 2013 1:42am |
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Alternative nuclear energy race heats up as Canadian company enters
Terrestrial Energy's safe, liquid reactor could be ready in eight years.
10 | April 23, 2013 4:55am |
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Startup helps restaurants streamline online menu management
With MustHaveMenus, restaurant owners can update and share information with potential diners far more efficiently and cost-effectively.
April 23, 2013 3:00am |
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Cupcakes: No longer the darling of retail?
A source of delight for some, bewilderment for others: the cupcake boom.
14 | April 22, 2013 11:02am |
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Bypassing traditional shipping methods through travelers' good will
"Crowdshipping" is a new and less expensive way to ship goods through travelers connecting online. But if something goes wrong, who is held responsible?
25 | April 22, 2013 3:00am |
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Making smiles and transforming lives for free in Delhi
DELHI -- The non-profit Smile Train performs surgeries for free India, changing the destinies of children born with clefts.
April 22, 2013 12:00am |
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Turning a murdered rancher's estancia into a national park
BUENOS AIRES -- Ecologists were having a hard enough time preserving Argentina's El Impenetrable forest before the owner of one of the last untouched parts was murdered.
April 19, 2013 3:00am |
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What if we could eat wood?
Would we then be able to feed the whole world? Maybe. Scientists have found a way to turn indigestible cellulose into starch.
33 | April 18, 2013 5:23pm |
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How thorium can burn nuclear waste and generate energy
An idea from Cambridge University for replacing uranium with thorium in conventional nuclear reactors.
4 | April 18, 2013 5:07am |
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Ingenuity drives a handcraft renaissance
BERLIN -- The popularity of handcrafts in Berlin sees the emergence of innovative craftsmanship.
1 | April 18, 2013 1:35am |
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Intel, Microsoft top clean energy ranking
The EPA has released an updated ranking of the top 50 organizations that use renewable energy to power their U.S. operations.
2 | April 17, 2013 10:21am |
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Nuclear waste to preserve food, sterilize medical gear
"Don't store it. More it." It's worth billions.
6 | April 16, 2013 3:52am |
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Restaurant business innovation: Marijuana sauce
What's next - High Fries? Not yet available in Indianapolis.
5 | April 15, 2013 4:09am |
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U.K. gives the homeless jobs as tour guides
Homeless tour guides -- a way to bring those on the streets back into society's gaze?
5 | April 12, 2013 4:38am |
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Paris cultural center welcomes lawn-mowing sheep
PARIS -- The city deploys sheep to explore eco-friendly, all natural urban landscaping that doubles as PR for a forgotten corner of the city.
4 | April 12, 2013 2:00am |
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Q&A: Sean Bonner, co-founder of Safecast, on crowdsourcing science
Built in one week, the organization Safecast pioneered a new kind of citizen science.
3 | April 12, 2013 2:00am |
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Body scanners help size skinny jeans
Retailers including Bloomingdales have begun using body scanners - those infernal machines that irradiate you at the airport - to size jeans for the perfect fit.
2 | April 11, 2013 8:31pm |
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Veterinary drugs found in Asda beef product supply chain
Perhaps we should all take the hint and stop buying budget meat.
3 | April 10, 2013 7:00am |
