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Flying car readies for takeoff in New York

Milner Motors has taken the wraps off its flying car at the 2008 New York auto show. If you don't want wings, Milner also is unveiling its electric car. Read full story

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Google's in-house IT gurus

Plus: Disco satellite recruited for quantum use. Read full story

 

Romer and Mehlman join forces on education reform

The Former Democrat and Republican party chairs want education to be a bigger part of the 2008 campaign.

 

Do politics really tilt classrooms?

Students feel they learn more from professors whose views jibe with their own, researchers find.

 

Easy riders: Scooters on road toward mainstream acceptance

The two-wheel vehicle's image is evolving, in the minds of Americans, from geek chic to mainstream cool.

 

Monitor Picks

To commemorate the start of the MLB season, Monitor film critic Peter Rainer recommends the five best baseball movies ever made. ("Field of Dreams" isn't one of them!) <== not a bad selection - my top five would include "It Happens Every Spring", "Angels in the Outfield" (original version), "The Natural", "Field of Dreams", and "The Perfect Game"