This Week in the Future, March 5-9, 2012

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 17:30 in Mathematics & Economics

This Week in the Future, March 5-9, 2012 Baarbarian A pink violin strung with spider silk, and a brand-new iPad upon which, of course, one types with one's right hand. That's this week in the future. Want to win this Baarbarian illustration on a T-shirt? It's easy! The rules: Follow us on Twitter (we're @PopSci) and retweet our This Week in the Future tweet. One of those lucky retweeters will be chosen to receive a custom T-shirt with this week's Baarbarian illustration on it, thus making the winner the envy of their friends, coworkers and everyone else with eyes. (Those who would rather not leave things to chance and just pony up some cash for the t-shirt can do that here.) The stories pictured herein: Japanese Researcher Crafts Violin Strings From the Silk of Three Hundred Spiders Is Typing Changing the Way We Think? Apple's New iPad: The Screen Is Better, and...

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