Civilization

art & design

Marco Brambilla: Civilization
—motionographer, June 28, 2009

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SXSW Music Clips

culture

Tune Yards - Dig For Fire's SXSW '09
—Babelgum

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How We Remember

science

Sleep Helps Build Long-Term Memories
—MIT News, June 24, 2009

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Computable Civilisation

technology

An Invention That Could Change the Internet Forever
—The Independent, May 3, 2009

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Hydropolis

architecture

Hydropolis Underwater Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
—design-buildnetwork.com

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Hunting Dark Matter

science

Work begins on world's deepest underground lab
—June 22nd, 2009 By DIRK LAMMERS , Associated Press Writer

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35,000 Year-old Flutes

culture

'Oldest musical instrument' found
—BBC News

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Solar Shingles v.2

technology

Flexible Solar Cell Roof Shingles Unveiled
—archiCentral.com

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Breakdancing Robot Manoi

urban

MANOI GO
—Youtube

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Swedish Wisdom

art & design

Malmö win for topless Swedish bathers
—The Local: Swedish News In English

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Curiouser and Curiouser

art & design

First Photos: Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland - What Do You Think?
—SlashFilm.com

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African Sunlight

technology

Holy Solar Funding: Project Desertec to Get $500 Billion Cash Infusion?
—solveclimate.com, June 18, 2009

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Annecy 2009

art & design

Gobelins - Annecy 2009
—YouTube.com, June 12, 2009

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Empathy in the Middle East

global

Palestinians Assist Injured Settlers
—The Jerusalem Post, June 10, 2009

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The High Line

urban

High Line Open!
—thehighline.org, June 09, 2009

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Beautiful Information

art & design

GOOD Magazine's Transparencies Archive
—Flick, June 11, 2009

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Art Rafts

art & design

'Swimming Cities' Art Rafts Arrive in Venice
—AnimalNewYork.com, June 3, 2009

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Spontaneity

culture

Sasquatch Music Festival 2009
—YouTube.com, May 26, 2009

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Virtual Twins

science

Virtual Twins Could Bring the End of Animal Research
—NewScientist.com, June, 03, 2009

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Hyalinobatrachium Pellucidum

science

South America's Wildlife Wonders
—BBC News, June, 16, 2009

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Quantum Entanglement

science

Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another Person?
—National Public Radio, May 21, 2009

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Bananas Replacing Firewood

environment

Going Bananas for Energy in Africa
—BBC, May 12, 2009

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Breathing Gin

culture

Bar Serving Alcoholic Mist Gets You Drunk as You Breathe
—Fast Company, April 20, 2009

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Starchitect Shoes

culture

Zaha Hadid + Lacoste Footwear
—HighSnobiety, May 11, 2009

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Collaboration in Bb Major

art & design

Bb 2.0
—YouTube.com, May 15th, 2009

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Social Stock Exchanges

business

Markets with a Social Mission
—Ode, May Issue, 2009

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Super Slo-Mo Surf

technology

Super Slow-Motion Camera Catches a Wave
—Wired, May 7, 2009

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Farthest Object Ever Detected

science

Exploding star is oldest object seen in universe
—CNN.com, April 29, 2009

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Wrinkle Remover

science

Is a scientist's face proof that a £20 skin cream really gets rid of wrinkles?
—The Independent, April 29, 2009

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Exploration is Alive and Well

global

British explorers discover the light at the end of the tunnel... in the world's largest cave
—DailyMail.com, April 30, 2009

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Chemical "Caterpillar"

science

Chemical 'caterpillar' points to electronics-free robots
—New Scientist, April 28, 2009

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Space-Based Energy

technology

Sci-Fi Meets Cleantech: Space Based Solar Energy Becomes a Reality
—Consumer Energy Report, April 30, 2009

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Building Blocks with Integrity

architecture

The First Green Replacement for the Concrete Block
—GAB Report, April 26, 2009

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The Lost Tribes of New York CIty

culture

Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City's more overlooked citizens.
—Vimeo

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Cul-de-sac Communes

environment

A Social Experiment: Communes In Cul-De-Sacs
—NPR

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Peter Zumthor, Pritzker Winner

architecture

Reclusive Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor Wins Pritzker Prize
—Curbed.com

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Cardboard Box Oven

environment

Inventor Turns Cardboard Boxes Into Eco-friendly Oven
—CNN

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3d Printer

technology

Jay Leno's Garage
—NBC.com

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Ten Jews, One Piece of Wood

culture

The Minyan Board
—CNN

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Shared Propulsion Car

art & design

Shared Propulsion Car
—YouTube

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Trees To The Rescue

environment

Trees are growing faster and could buy time to halt global warming
—Telegraph.co.uk, April 6, 2009

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Segway, Again

art & design

GM, Segway team up on 200-mpg 2-seater
—USA Today, April 76, 2009

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U.S. Trade Deficit Plummets

business

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows as Imports Fall Sharply
—The New York Times, April 9, 2009

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Good Fat

health

Calorie-Burning Fat? Studies Say You Have It
—New York Times, April 8, 2009

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Nick Cave's Soundsuits

architecture

Nick Cave Soundsuits
—YouTube

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Friendlier Concrete

environment

Concrete Is Remixed With Environment in Mind
—The New York Times, March 30, 2009

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The Sexiest Electric Car To Date

technology

Tesla Model S: $50,000 Electric Car that Seats Seven
—EcoModder, March 26, 2009

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What Slow Down?

global

Global box office hits record $28.1 billion in '08
—Reuters, March 31, 2009

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Nuclear Spring Cleaning

environment

DOE to Spend $6B in Stimulus Funds Cleaning Former Nuclear Weapons Sites
—GreenBiz, March 31, 2009

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"It Could Happen Anytime Now"

science

Are We On the Brink of Finding a Second Earth? NASA/Harvard Teams Say "It Could Happen Anytime Now"
—The Daily Galaxy, March 31, 2009

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Free Pie

culture

A Pie for a Pi: Belfast Hosts 'Irrationally Good Time'
—Bangor Daily News, March 16, 2009

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Transcendental Meditation for Kids

health

The David Lynch Foundation
—DLF.tv, March 12, 2009

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We Saved the Ozone Layer!

science

What Would Have Happened to the Ozone Layer if Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Had Not Been Regulated?
—Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 2113-2128, 2009

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Downtown Pittsburgh

urban

Despite Recession, Pittsburgh in a Building Boom
—The New York Times, March 26, 2009

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Artists Investing in Detroit

urban

In Detroit, Artists Look For Renewal In Foreclosures
—NPR, March 18, 2009

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You Have to Feel It to Decide It

science

Feeling our way to decision
—The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 28, 2009

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Return of the Wild Rumpus

culture

Where The Wild Things Are Trailer (HD)
—YouTube.com, March 25, 2009

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A Self-Healing Polymer

science

Self-Repairing Oxetane-Substituted Chitosan Polyurethane Networks
—Science, March 13, 2009

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3D Movies Without the Headache

art & design

The Next Dimension
—Time, March 19, 2009

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Russian Environmentalism

architecture

Slaughter of the seals in Russia is stopped by Vladimir Putin
—The Times Online, March 20,2009

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A Cleaner Corporate Fleet

environment

AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
—att.com, March 11, 2009

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Skateistan

global

Afghan Skate School
—skateistan.org

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SAME Cafe

business

SAME Cafe: The restaurant Where You Pay What You Can
—Westword Denver News, Feb. 25, 2009

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Working for Free

business

People of the Week: School District Employees' Good Deeds
—ABC News, Feb. 13, 2009

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Prada Transformer

architecture

Prada Transformer
—prada-transformer.com

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Crazy, But It Could Work

science

Amateur Dreams Up Way to Curb Warming of Planet
—The Seattle Times

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Money for High-Speed Rail

environment

What the Stimulus Bill Means for High-Speed Rail
—Wired, Feb. 25, 2009

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Neutralized Plutonium

science

Israeli Scientists Suggest 'Peaceful' Nuclear Fuel
—Israeli National News, March 6, '09

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You-thru Mash Ups

art & design

Kutiman
—youtube.com, March 4, 2009

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Witt— "This really showcases the potential for completely new types of music based on the huge amount of information and data in the pubic domain. SO great!"

The People's Garden Project

environment

Vilsack Establishes the People's Garden Project on Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth
—United States Dept. of Agriculture, March, 3, 2009

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elizabeth bee— "hooraaaay!! hooray hooray hooray!! Eleanor Roosevelt planted a Victory Garden at the White House, and 20 million Americans followed her. They grew FORTY PERCENT of the nation's vegetables. That's incredibly wonderful!"

Gates on Polio, AIDS and Malaria

health

2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates
—Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Sushi in Hokkaido

culture

Kaiten (conveyor) Sushi Time in Real Japan
—youtube.com, Feb. 28, 2009

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Soft-hearted Ironworkers

architecture

Steeling their Courage
—The Boston Globe, Feb. 21, 2009

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Homeless Shelter by Max

art & design

Design Squad "Trash to Treasure" Contest
—YouTube.com, Feb. 19, 2009

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Margi Sweeton— "Wow. Way to go. Be proud (and a little sad) that you did something our government hasn't."

Jonathan Harris

art & design

I Want You To Want Me
—iwantyoutowantme.org

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A Generous Banker

business

Miami Banker Gives $60 Million of His Own to Employees
—Miami Herald, Feb. 14, 2009

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b— "I don't think it matters if he kept $867million. If that was what he legitimately earned it from his majority stake, proportions shouldn't matter. He was plenty wealthy before and didn't need the money. The fact that he gave back should be seen as simply "

solstice73— "Not to belittle his contributions (kudos), I'm wondering how much he received of the $927 million it was sold for. Not that it's no less generous, just wondering about proportion."

Urban Farms

architecture

Bloom Towns: Urban Farms are Taking Over America's Asphalt Jungles
—I.D. Magazine, April Issue, 2009

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Willfred Brimley— ""taking over" hyperbole I only wish was true."

When Great Companies Were Born

architecture

6 Companies Born During Downturns
—CNNMoney.com, Feb. 5, 2009

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Stuff Isn't What Makes Us Happy

health

Study: Experiences Make Us Happier Than Possessions
—CNN.com, Feb. 10, 2009

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Stephen Antupit— "The best things in life aren't things-- London graffiti"

Hilary Berseth

art & design

The Hive Mind: How Hilary Berseth Makes his Buzzworthy Sculptures
—New York Magazine

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Chris Morris— "This is amazingly beautiful...like a work of art."

Cheaper Drugs for Poorest Countries

health

Report says drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to cut prices for poor countries, invest in clinics
—Star Tribune, Feb. 14, 2009

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Oscar Hamilton— "I hope this includes the U.S. now!"

Malaria Vaccine Progress

science

Positive Study Results for World's Most Clinically Advanced Malaria Vaccine Candidate
—malariavaccine.org

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Copenhagen's Green Wave

architecture

Green Wave
—wikipedia.org

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zia— "I thought we were already doing this here in the US - NY and LA - grid cities."

nattybumpo— "I went to Copenhagen last year and experienced the Green Wave firsthand. Made things much smoother."

Fewer People on the Golf Course

global

Deals Amid the Distress
—The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 14, 2009

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More Microfinance

business

World Bank, Germany to Aid Global Microfinance
—The Economic Times, Feb. 6, 2009

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The Return of Short (Visual) Stories

art & design

Return of the Short (Visual) Story
—The New York TImes

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Andy Jameson— "Finally someone's had the bright idea to bring this stuff to the silver screen for all to see."

Teddy Cruz

architecture

Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model
—The New York Times

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The Global Seed Vault

environment

Global Seed Vault Opens in Norway
—Herald Tribune, Feb. 2, 2009

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Practical Wisdom

culture

Barry Schwartz: The real crisis? We stopped being wise
—TEDTalks, Feb. 2009

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Post-Olympics Bird's Nest

architecture

Letter From China: Olympic Retirement
—The New Yorker, Jan. 27, 2009

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Iraqi Citizen Journalists

global

New Iraq Emerges from Tyranny and War
—iraqthemodel.blogspot.com, Jan. 9, 2009

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L.A.'s Billboard Ban

architecture

U.S. Court Upholds L.A. Ban on Billboards
—L.A. Times, Jan. 7, 2009

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Michael J— "One of the things I loved about Germany was the lack of billboards on the autobahn. Wish we could de-clutter our own country a bit more. Way to go L.A!"

John Updike's 42 Novels

art & design

John Updike Interview
—Charlie Rose, March 30, 1999

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witt— "There's a great New Yorker: Fiction podcast available for free through Itunes called "Editing Updike" that would be worth checking out to anyone interested in his works. It's a great story."