Interesting Links for 18-09-2012

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• NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive
  'Dr. White and his colleagues don't just believe a real life warp drive is theoretically possible; they've already started the work to create one.'
  (tags: posttofacebook space technology Star Trek via #maelfroth science SCIENCE!!! living in the future awesome )
• Don’t Tell Anyone, but the Stimulus Worked - NYTimes.com
  A very telling comment from within it: 'White House economists had rejected the idea of distributing the tax cuts as flashy rebate checks, because people were more likely to spend the money (and help the economy) if they didn’t notice it. Good economics, perhaps, but terrible politics.'
  (tags: via Andrew Ducker posttofacebook 2012 Presidential elections Republicans Democrats America economics financial crisis politics interesting )