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Friday, March 15
Remarkable Images Of Volcanic Lightning, A Scientific Mystery

Remarkable Images Of Volcanic Lightning, A Scientific Mystery

A German volcano enthusiast shot these images of lightning bolts blasting out of a Japanese volcano.

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Making Art From Other Art, Using Microsoft PowerPoint

Making Art From Other Art, Using Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint, a solo show of German artist Michael Riedel, takes the 23-year-old program as a jumping off point.

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This Is The Last Day To Enter Our Design Awards!

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This Is The Last Day To Enter Our Design Awards!

Now accepting entries. All finalists will appear in our October 2013 design issue.

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Work cubes developed by Vitra.

How Your Chair Changes Your Mindset

Written by: Continuum

Where and how we sit has a lot to do with our psychological state of mind when interacting with other people. Here, Continuum’s Mike Arney and Craig LaRosa delve into the nuances of seating.

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Why Americans Are So WEIRD, And What It Means For Behavioral Science

Why Americans Are So WEIRD, And What It Means For Behavioral Science

So many foundational findings in cognition are based on Western subjects. The biases that induces might be larger than anyone realizes.

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A Horrific Bionic Choir That You Play Like An Organ

A Horrific Bionic Choir That You Play Like An Organ

Or, how all instruments will look following the singularity.

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3 Ways To Make Wearable Tech Actually Wearable

3 Ways To Make Wearable Tech Actually Wearable

Written by: Jennifer Darmour

To gain widespread popularity, wearables have to be more than just functional and innovative. People have to want to wear them.

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A Huge, Fantastical Lullaby Machine, Made For Hospital Patients

A Huge, Fantastical Lullaby Machine, Made For Hospital Patients

Studio Weave took 10 stories of near-unusable space and transformed it into a magical music maker.

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Kickstarting: Soccket, A Soccer Ball That Generates Electricity

Kickstarting: Soccket, A Soccer Ball That Generates Electricity

After four iterations and four years of testing in developing countries, Soccket is set to arrive in retail markets.

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Ray: A School Furniture System Designed To Make Sitting Healthier

Ray: A School Furniture System Designed To Make Sitting Healthier

Curing childhood obesity isn’t about forcing kids onto a treadmill. Encouraging constant movement throughout the day could help just as much.

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12 Trippy Scenes From The Master Of GIFs

12 Trippy Scenes From The Master Of GIFs

More mesmerizing work from one of Tumblr’s most beloved artists.

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No Joke: Polaroid Plans To Produce The Instagram Camera By 2014

No Joke: Polaroid Plans To Produce The Instagram Camera By 2014

The camera’s designer has entered into a contract with Polaroid to develop the concept.

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Deputy Editor : Belinda Lanks
03 / 15 two thousand and thirteen
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Thanks for stopping by Fast Company’s Co.Design. If you’ve been a reader for some time, you’ll notice that we’ve just unveiled a brand-new redesign. You can read about the thought process behind it here. Our content, of course, will be the same: Our focus is on highlighting the world’s best examples of design and innovation, working in concert.

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