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Facebook Grows Up: Can It Stay Relevant?

At 19, Mark Zuckerberg came up with a new way for college kids to connect—and started an online revolution. Now 23, he's trying to build out his business without losing its cool.

Felix Sockwell for Newsweek

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Why I Love It ...
Facebook has become the dry-erase tabula rasa of my life—and of my 1,042 closest friends (and counting).

... And Why I Hate It
The site nurses my worst self-indulgent instincts. Does anyone really care that I love penguins?

Is It OK to Poke You?
Like any social interaction, Facebook has its own etiquette.

Tech: Ransomware, Extortion on Your PC
A new type of Trojan horse scrambles your computer’s data—then demands money to have them decrypted.

A New Discovery in Human Evolution
A new discovery suggests that Homo erectus may not have evolved from Homo habilis—and that the two may have been contemporaries.

Global-Warming Deniers: A Well-Funded Machine

Global Warming Gives Nuclear Energy New Life
Nuclear energy, once the scourge of environmentalists, is gaining popularity as a carbon-free alternative.

FCC Airwaves Auction: Good for Consumers?
The FCC approves rules on how a wide spectrum of public airwaves will be auctioned next year. Here's why you should care.

Levy: Facebook or MySpace? It's a Matter of Class

BlogWatch: What's Hot and What's Not
A mainstream-media snapshot of what's hot (and what's not) in the ever-widening world of weblogs.

‘Walking With Dinosaurs' Kicks Off Road Show
The beasts in 'Walking With Dinosaurs—The Live Experience' aren't really alive. They just act like they are.

Physics: Can the Future Leak Into the Present?

Back to Life: The Science of Reviving the Dead
Doctors are reinventing how they treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is fatal 95 percent of the time. A report from the border between life and death.

The Flames of Hope
A Berkeley physicist has found a way to help keep Darfurians alive, by building a better kitchen stove.

Levy: Why We Went Nuts About the iPhone
People hate their cell phones, Steve Jobs said, in attempting to explain the iPhone anticipation.

Steven Spielberg Makes His Return to Videogames
Steven Spielberg makes his return to videogames.

BlogWatch: What's Hot and What's Not
A mainstream-media snapshot of what's hot (and what's not) in the ever-widening world of web logs.

Q&A: Microsoft VP on Xbox 360 Woes
Microsoft roiled the gaming world Thursday by taking a $1 billion charge to take care of problems with its Xbox 360. NEWSWEEK’s N’gai Croal talks to Xbox chief Peter Moore about the decision.

Brazil Pushes Christ Statue as World Wonder
Inside the Brazilian lobby to get Rio's famous Corcovado statue listed as one of the world's seven wonders

A Treasure Trove of 'How-To' Videos
Two sites aim to teach you everything you want to know how to do, one video at a time.

A Patch That Could Threaten the Troops
An infrared patch that allows easy nighttime identification of U.S. soldiers is widely available in the United States. That's a big problem.

Q&A: Universal Music's iTunes Gambit
What would happen if the world's largest music corporation didn't renew its contract with Apple Inc.?

The Air War on Forest Fires
Fire season is off to a hot and deadly start out West. Do firefighters have the aerial equipment they need to help keep the flames in check?

Bird Cinema: YouTube, with Feathers
Introducing birdcinema.com, a YouTube for birdwatchers.

First Look: Test Driving the iPhone
A first look at the most eagerly anticipated gizmo ever.

New Study Suggests Firstborns are Smarter
A new study suggests that older children tend to have higher IQs than their younger siblings. Now scientists just have to figure out why.

Analysis: What's Next for Yahoo?
As its chief executive steps down, the portal's future is the subject of rampant rumors, including a possible deal with MySpace.

$3 Gadget Produces Safe Drinking Water
A $3 gadget that promises to quench a user's thirst for a year without spare parts, electricity or maintenance.

Tech: 'Virtual Iraq' May Reduce PTSD
Doctors are testing a new therapy aimed at helping soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder by having them repeatedly relive the trauma of the battlefield.

Levy: Politics and Hip-Hop Are Doing a Mash-Up

BlogWatch: What's Hot and What's Not
A mainstream-media snapshot of what's hot (and what's not) in the ever-widening world of Weblogs. for full links, go to newsweek.com.

Oops. The Movie's Leaked Online
'Sicko,' filmmaker Michael Moore's latest opus, has been leaked onto the Internet before its release. What kind of sicko would do such a thing?

Begley: Get Shrunk at Your Own Risk

Award Offered for Loch Ness Monster Photo
This weekend, Loch Ness monster fans have yet another chance to capture their beloved Nessie on film.

Corpses Wanted: Inside America’s Body Farms
Maggots, raccoons, squirrels and bugs. A unique Southern study of decomposing bodies has inspired other 'body farms' to sprout across the country.

STEVEN LEVY

The Technologist

Social Networking And Class Warfare

Why We Went Nuts About the iPhone

DR. DEAN ORNISH

The Spectrum

Ornish Meets Edwards to Talk Health Reform
In the first of a series, our columnist explores the candidates’ positions on fixing the way we pay for medical care.

Ornish: Stop Stress-Related Weight Gain

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