Dec 27 2015
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In October, 29,000 neuroscientists gathered in Chicago to discuss new research in their sprawling field at the Societ…
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Dec 16 2015
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Dec 14 2015
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Dec 14 2015
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After years of controversy, Japan’s Sport Council has chosen a new design for an Olympic stadium in Tokyo. It will…
Dec 11 2015
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Some of the fastest-growing cities in the world sit in high-risk earthquake zones. That’s why researchers are trying…
Dec 10 2015
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Tall buildings were the vanguards of the modern world. They completely changed how cities functioned, bringing forth…
Dec 8 2015
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In Hong Kong, finding the space to bury the dead is a huge ongoing problem. New, unconventional projects are…
Dec 7 2015
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A few months ago, the European Space Agency and the University of Nottingham described a new project that would use…
Dec 4 2015
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Life aboard a ship in the 18th or 19th century—especially in the far north or south—was treacherous. Now, the…
Dec 3 2015
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Statistically, the coldest days of the year should be a pretty simple thing to map. So why does this map look so…
Dec 2 2015
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Right now, world leaders in Paris are trying to stop climate change from altering the world inexorably. But for…
Dec 1 2015
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How do you sew up a seam that hangs 20 feet above your head? You develop your own, industrial-sized needle–like the…
Nov 30 2015
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The entire world is watching as politicians pour into Paris today to decide the future of the Earth. But you might…
Nov 30 2015
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Singapore, like almost every other industrialized country, is home to railroads that once formed the bedrock of its…
Nov 27 2015
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It’s by design that most modern cities grew up around rivers or coastlines. But today, those bodies of water pose…
Nov 25 2015
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Are you flying through LGA, ATL, or ORD today? It turns out each of these airports has a bizarre and little-known…
Nov 25 2015
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Nov 20 2015
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Today, Silicon Valley is a dreamy officescape, a place where ideas and networks are currency. But in the 1960s and…