The best of 2011: Science and TechnologyThe biggest story in the universeThe discoveries are coming so fast—1,235 new planets—that the universe as we knew it is historyBy Kate LunauIn the company of whalesSperm whales have distinct dialects, complex relationships and a set of traditions passed down between generations—what scientists are calling a ‘multicultural civilization’By Kate LunauAnonymous morphs into a political movementThe hacker group’s hit list has grown to include Arab dictatorships and opponents of WikiLeaks By Cigdem IltanJulian Assange has lost everythingWhy the leak of unredacted cables means WikiLeaks has outlived its usefulnessBy Jesse BrownGrand theft tax breakWhy do governments subsidize so much of the video game industry’s operations?By Jesse BrownThe dark side of Steve JobsAn off-broadway show in New York looks at what it takes to make all those iPodsBy Claire WardTurned on and tuned in: Steve Jobs as a child of the sixtiesThe key to Jobs’s subversive style lay in technology and the democratization of informationBy Jay TeitelHas RIM lost its way?A major network outage and investor unrest has Research In Motion vowing that it will fight backBy Chris SorensenRebuilding Sidney Crosby’s brainA little-known treatment by a Canadian-born chiropractor to the stars may be the key to his comebackBy Cathy Gulli