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Search for the Obvious: A Homage to Everyday Objects
Search for the Obvious: A Homage to Everyday Objects

A quest for ordinary brilliance, or what sewers, eyeglasses and famous writers have in common.

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RIP Benoît Mandelbrot: Remembering The Father of Fractals
RIP Benoît Mandelbrot: Remembering The Father of Fractals

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Trespass: A Brief History of Uncommissioned Street Art
Trespass: A Brief History of Uncommissioned Street Art

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And The Pursuit of Happiness: Maira Kalman Illustrates Democracy
And The Pursuit of Happiness: Maira Kalman Illustrates Democracy

“We hope. We despair. We hope. We despair. This is what governs us. We have a bipolar system.”

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Jet Age: Entrepreneurship Lessons From The Sky
Jet Age: Entrepreneurship Lessons From The Sky

A drama-driven revolution, or what Sillicon Valley can learn from 1950s test pilots.

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projeqt: A Creative Storytelling Platform
projeqt: A Creative Storytelling Platform

The new language of the creative polyglot, or what tweets have to do with portfolios.

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A Lab of My Own: Coming Out In Science
A Lab of My Own: Coming Out In Science

Bringing humanity to science, or what vintage matrimony has to do with modern myth-busting.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water
Blog Action Day 2010: Water

What conversationality has to do with dirt-digging and twenty years of good life.

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Remote Palette: Warhol 2.0
Remote Palette: Warhol 2.0

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The Procrastinators
The Procrastinators

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