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Even Architecture Prizes Are Political In This Crazy World
The Pritzker Prize jury awarded architecture’s highest honor to RCR Arquitectes, a little-known trio from the Catalonian region of Spain.
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The FCC Graciously Sets Internet Providers Free to Sell Your Data
Comcast, Verizon, and other ISPs can now sell your personal information without your permission—at least for now.
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Keeping Fentanyl Out of the US Will Take More Than a Wall
Rooting out synthetic opioids like fentanyl is a game of whack-a-mole; once the DEA targets a specific chemical composition, a new one pops up.
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Range Rover’s New Baby SUV Will Swaddle You for $50,000
A new "just right" option for people who think they need a luxury off-roader.
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Italy’s Etna Volcano Throws Lava Bombs in Its First Big Eruption of 2017
After a quiet 2016, Etna looks to be heading towards a more energetic 2017.
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Medium Launches Snapchat Stories, But for Medium
Now, instead of writing a post, you can create a Series.
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We Really Need to Talk About That Get Out Ending
It's time to wade in a little deeper on @jordanpeele's new movie.
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Want to Profit Off Your Meme? Good Luck if You Aren’t White
Welcome to the meme monetization gap.
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Hell Yeah It’s OK to Confront the Butt-Dialers in Your Life
It's time to stand up for your smartphone.
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The Weird and Wonderful Citroën That Still Captivates, 60 Years On
The 1955 DS is the auto industry's platypus: bizarre, delightful, innovative, and, if not inimitable, never imitated.
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Sure, Subways Are Gross. But Antibiotics Aren’t the Answer
An on-demand pharmacy's New York subway ad promotes overuse of antibiotics—one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistance.
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Boston Dynamics’ New Rolling, Leaping Robot Is an Evolutionary Marvel
Handle is a biped with wheels instead of feet, essentially one-upping evolution.
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Sorry, But Amazon Isn’t Actually Annihilating Retail Jobs
Opinion: The efficiencies provided by Amazon's e-commerce platform may actually have a positive impact on the economy.
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Twitter (Finally!) Takes Aim at Anonymous Egg Accounts
New Twitter tools include algorithms to detect harassment, updated abuse reporting procedures, and new filters—including an egg-killer.
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Review: Nintendo Switch
You can play games on your commute. Just don't expect much when you get home.
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The Rogue Neuroscientist on a Mission to Hack Peer Review
Niko Kriegeskorte won't review an academic paper unless he can publish it publicly on his personal blog—and his plan is forcing science to shape up.
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24K Classic American Cars Hit the Streets … of Sweden
Greased Lightning, Swedish style.
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The Surprising History of Canada’s Most Iconic Designs
A new documentary aims to tell the untold story of Canadian graphic design.
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The New FCC Chairman’s Plan to Undermine Net Neutrality
The current net neutrality rules, FCC chairman Ajit Pai seems ready to argue, will hold back a faster internet for everyone.
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Internet Bots Fight Each Other Because They’re All Too Human
A funny thing happens when you lock a bunch of bots in a virtual room: Sometimes they don’t get along.