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November 09 2012
An Electron Microscope Reveals The Hidden Horrors Of Processed Foods

An Electron Microscope Reveals The Hidden Horrors Of Processed Foods

Photographer Caren Alpert wants you to take a good, hard look at what you eat.

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A Young Sculptor Plunges Into The Uncertainty Of Quarter-Life

A Young Sculptor Plunges Into The Uncertainty Of Quarter-Life

Ryan Johnson shows new work in New York this month, with figural pieces full of motion and unease.

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An Obsessively Precise Portrait Of A Latitude Line, From Sea To Shining Sea

An Obsessively Precise Portrait Of A Latitude Line, From Sea To Shining Sea

Aided by his handy GPS receiver, Bruce Myren takes a photo at every longitudinal intersection with the 40th parallel across the country.

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Photos of Physicists’ Blackboards Reveal The Ghosts Of Theorems Past

Photos of Physicists’ Blackboards Reveal The Ghosts Of Theorems Past

Alejandro Guijarro snaps chalk scribbles left behind in the best physics departments in the world.

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Photographing The Sad Last Days Of Florida’s Space Coast

Photographing The Sad Last Days Of Florida’s Space Coast

Photographer David Ryle documented the strange place and time that was Cape Canaveral leading up to the space shuttle’s final launch.

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Portable, Wireless Speakers Covered In Chic Wool Wraps

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Portable, Wireless Speakers Covered In Chic Wool Wraps

The Libratone Zipp, a $400 AirPlay-ready cylinder with an array of colorful covers, will make your poor plastic speakers look like a bunch of schlubs.

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Kickstarting: Arduino-Powered, Kanye-Inspired Glasses With 174 Programmable LEDs

Kickstarting: Arduino-Powered, Kanye-Inspired Glasses With 174 Programmable LEDs

A new beginner’s Arduino kit from Technology Will Save Us could create a generation of lifelong programmers--or the new belles of Burning Man.

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Arts Branding Sucks. Here Are 4 Ways To Fix It

Arts Branding Sucks. Here Are 4 Ways To Fix It

Written by: Brian Millar

Brian Millar explains why cultural venues aren’t getting the PR they need, and what they can do about it.

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Innovation Engine

How A Story From World War II Shapes Facebook Today

How A Story From World War II Shapes Facebook Today

One mathematician’s ingenious solution to armoring heavy bombers inspired Facebook’s research manager to look at Facebook’s ocean of data from a new perspective.

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Pinterest Introduces Secret Boards For Private Sharing

Pinterest Introduces Secret Boards For Private Sharing

What was probably the world’s most public social network has added an unexpected layer: privately shared boards.

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