This Week in the Future, August 16-20, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 16:21 in Mathematics & Economics

This Week in the Future, August 16-20, 2010 Baarbarian Farming beets on Mars? With enough whisky, anything is possible. Welcome to the future. This week in the future on PopSci: Martian Environment Is Ideally Suited For Crop Farming, Study Says Scottish Scientists Turn Whisky Into Biofuel Judge Bans Future Plantings of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets, Throwing Nation's Sugar Supply into Doubt NASA Testing Liquid-Lens Adjustable-Strength Glasses For Use In Space Leave a comment (any comment) to put your name in the pile; we'll randomly choose and announce our winner right here. And, if you just can't wait that long, you can buy the shirt for yourself here. Good luck! Until next time, enjoy our past weekly illustrated roundups here.

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