Wouln't genetics and culture influence each other in a feedback loop? I know nothing about this, but would for example the ability to digest lactose and the mide if agiculture if a society be a candidate for such an intersction?

It seems that as a global society we lost our dream of a better future, an optimistic outlook that things will get better and humanity will progress futher by working together and solving our global problems, including a vision of Space Exploration that was mirrored in Sci-Fi books and series (like Star Trek etc.) - and it has been replaced by an inward look, focusig on the ecological destruction of our planet, a bleak future dominated by capitalistic, autocratic societies overexploiting our natural resources, and no or little hope of a better future. And I fear that this is the more realistic view of our future. That would make the end if the ISS a tragic symbol of a future paradise lost.

Using Axolotl tanks and growth accelerators, about 1.2 times longer that predicted in the project's Gantt chart.

The triviality of most human conversations makes you long for a good conversationist. A good conversation simulation you can get free at every office meeting.

Might also be the electric heating.

The whole notion that we'd have a world's fair is among the inaccurate predictions? There still are world fairs. Just the name was modernized. The EXPO 2017 will be in Astana.

I think it's exactly the opposite. You don't want the pilot to lose focus to look at some controls in a fast-paced combat environment. That's why HOTAS was invented. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOTAS

This experiment is already done on a much wider scale . - whit the EU and the US as experimental subjects, so to speak. One banning the use of antibiotics for growth enhancement, and one doesn't. A natural experiment, if you want. And there have been pages upon pages of written summaries, reports, studies, etc on the topic, and comparisons, and what not. There even is a transatlantic study group, TATFAR, and here is a visual summary detailing the EU efforts: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130516a.htm EU legislation on animal nutrition banned the use of antibiotics used for growth promotion in animal feed from January 2006. In 2009 the Panel on Biological Hazards assessed the public health significance of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals and foods. It concludes that livestock-associated MRSA represents only a small proportion of all reported MRSA infections in the EU with significant differences between Member States. So the conclusion seems to be that bannin growth enhancing antibiotic use is a crucial step in preventing the rise of resistant microbiota in those conditions, but (of course) not enough to stop the evolution of resistant strains in, for example hospital environments...

But automation and machines do have changed the structure and efficiency of agriculture and landscape. And greatly reduced the percentage of people working in this sector.

German magazine "Neon", for young adults, maybe every other month. Then "Laborjournal", a free publication about biology-related stuff. And sometimes a American magazine "Esquire". None of the three really regularly, but sometimes I like to look at something else than the screen, and they're a nice distraction in the garden or or the train.

Don't some people use a loud whistle to discourage unwanted callers?

Maybe you are right, but there is a guy who did a toaster from scratch: www.thetoasterproject.org

Is it worth the money?

Doesn't look to fancy. Simplicity can be very expensive.

Terry Pratchett made a good point on this with the "Pork Futures Warehouse"