Mar 25 2015
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Roman Mars - 99% Invisible
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In the mid 1800s, not many (non-native) Americans had ever been west of the Mississippi. When Frederick Law…
Mar 20 2015
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Lauren Panepinto — Muddy Colors
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How do you create a book cover that really sells the story to its audience? How do you package a book with a…
Mar 5 2015
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<a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/game-over/">Roman Mars - 99% Invisible</a>
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A few months before the end of the world, everyone was saying their goodbyes.
Feb 17 2015
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<a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/guerrilla-public-service/">Roman Mars - 99% Invisible</a>
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At some point in your life you've probably encountered a problem in the built world where the fix was obvious to…
Feb 9 2015
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<a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html">Tim Urban - Wait But Why</a>
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Imagine taking a time machine back to 1750—a time when the world was in a permanent power outage, long-distance…
Feb 2 2015
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<a href="http://www.quora.com/What-are-all-the-factors-considered-in-the-design-of-a-space-suit/answer/Robert-Frost-1">Robert Frost - Quora</a>
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The first factor that needs to be considered in the design of a space suit is "what will the suit be used for?"
Jan 22 2015
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<a href="http://www.quora.com/Can-you-shoot-a-gun-in-space/answer/Frank-Heile">Frank Heile - Quora</a>
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Space is full of potential dangers—rogue comets, Martians, bags full of astronaut poop, you name it. But if it…
Jan 15 2015
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<a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/penn-station-sucks/">Roman Mars - 99% Invisible</a>
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New Yorkers are known to disagree about a lot of things. Who's got the best pizza? What's the fastest subway route?…
Jan 8 2015
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<a href="http://www.quora.com/If-you-were-to-fling-a-scoop-of-cookie-dough-in-space-directly-toward-the-sun-how-long-would-it-take-the-dough-to-turn-into-a-fully-baked-cookie/answer/Jesse-Berezovsky">Jesse Berezovsky - Quora</a>
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First, let's assume you are in orbit around the Earth's atmosphere, and you threw the cookie sunward at 25 mph. The…
Jan 7 2015
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<a href="http://www.quora.com/What-do-all-the-controls-in-an-airplanes-cockpit-do/answer/Tim-Morgan-5">Tim Morgan, Commercial Pilot - Quora</a>
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All of them? If you're talking about a commercial airliner, then there's hundreds and hundreds. There are big, fat…
Dec 31 2014
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<a href="http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/history-champagne-sabering/">Joshua Malin - VinePair</a>
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The first time you see someone sabre a bottle of Champagne a series of thoughts run through your mind:
Dec 29 2014
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<a href"http://www.quora.com/In-an-all-out-battle-and-excluding-the-Death-Star-which-star-fleet-would-win-Star-Trek-or-Star-Wars/answer/Rom-Lokken">Rom Lokken - Quora</a>
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A classic debate! Good or Evil? Chocolate or Strawberry? Star Trek or Star Wars (excluding the Death Star)? But…
Dec 24 2014
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Daven Hiskey - TodayIFoundOut.com
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First, let's start by dispelling a somewhat popular myth that more or less goes like this:
Dec 22 2014
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<a href="http://munsonscity.com/2014/09/24/how-cities-have-been-shaped-by-defense/">Dave Munson - Munson's City</a>
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So in your spare time you're looking at an aerial view of London on your favorite online mapping service (as one…
Dec 18 2014
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<a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/octothorpe/">Roman Mars - 99% Invisible</a>
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If you want to follow conversation threads relating to this show on social media—whether Twitter, Facebook, or…
Dec 15 2014
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<a href="http://www.quora.com/What-qualities-would-the-glass-in-Cinderellas-slippers-need-to-have-in-order-for-her-to-walk-and-dance-comfortably-and-hold-her-weight/answer/Antariksh-Bothale">Antariksh Bothale - Quora</a>
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It is delightful to have my masters degree in Mechanical Engineering put to use in resolving age old engineering…
Dec 9 2014
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Hamza Isaac - Listverse
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Iconic buildings such as the Flatiron Building and the Empire State Building are revered for their historical and…
Dec 5 2014
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<a href="http://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-build-a-cannon-that-could-launch-a-person-into-the-Sun-and-how-big-would-it-have-to-be/answer/Ryan-Hardy-1">Ryan Hardy - Quora</a>
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In the spirit of making problems go away, sometimes you want to just launch a particular person/problem into the…
Dec 4 2014
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<a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/and-the-winner-is/">Roman Mars - 99% Invisible</a>
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There's a little trophy shop called Aardvark Laser Engraving down the street from our office in Oakland. It's small…
Dec 4 2014
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<a href="http://failedarchitecture.com/the-port-authority-bus-terminal-myth-mystery-mess/">Margaret McCormick - Failed Architecture</a>
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For many coming to New York City, the available entry is the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT). However, if a…