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The best of 2011: science and technology
From earth-like planets to the decline of RIM–discoveries and developments that made our favourite stories of 2011
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The biggest story in the universe
The discoveries are coming so fast—1,235 new planets—that the universe as we knew it is historyBy Kate Lunau
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In the company of whales
Sperm whales have distinct dialects, complex relationships and a set of traditions passed down between generations—what scientists are calling a ‘multicultural civilization’By Kate Lunau
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Anonymous morphs into a political movement
The hacker group’s hit list has grown to include Arab dictatorships and opponents of WikiLeaksBy Cigdem Iltan
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Julian Assange has lost everything
Why the leak of unredacted cables means WikiLeaks has outlived its usefulnessBy Jesse Brown
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Grand theft tax break
Why do governments subsidize so much of the video game industry’s operations?By Jesse Brown
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The dark side of Steve Jobs
An off-broadway show in New York looks at what it takes to make all those iPodsBy Claire Ward
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Turned on and tuned in: Steve Jobs as a child of the sixties
The key to Jobs’s subversive style lay in technology and the democratization of informationBy Jay Teitel
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Has RIM lost its way?
A major network outage and investor unrest has Research In Motion vowing that it will fight backBy Chris Sorensen
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Rebuilding Sidney Crosby’s brain
A little-known treatment by a Canadian-born chiropractor to the stars may be the key to his comebackBy Cathy Gulli
