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Kevin Ashton

The Tragic Invention of Hand Washing

The first doctor to champion hand-washing was beaten to death

Apr 8, 2020

The Tragic Invention of Hand Washing

Apr 8, 2020

Are We Nearing the End of the World?

There are good reasons to be skeptical about apocalyptic prophecies

Dec 7, 2019

Are We Nearing the End of the World?

Dec 7, 2019

Beginning the Internet of Things

How do new things come to be? Creations are neither miracles nor magic, but the consequence of many small, often meandering, steps…

Mar 18, 2016

Beginning the Internet of Things

Mar 18, 2016

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How a Child Slave Created a Billion-Dollar Business

You probably benefit from this boy’s discovery every few days.

Apr 23, 2015

How a Child Slave Created a Billion-Dollar Business

Apr 23, 2015

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Brainstorming Does Not Work

Why people who brainstorm are wasting their time.

Apr 17, 2015

Brainstorming Does Not Work

Apr 17, 2015

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The Dumbest Question You Can Ask a Scientist

No one who knows the history of science would ask this question.

Mar 24, 2015

The Dumbest Question You Can Ask a Scientist

Mar 24, 2015

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Stop coddling your dog — he’s 99.9% wolf

SANTA CLARITA, California — Cesar Millan crosses the road to meet me. Two pit bulls, a Chihuahua, and a Yorkshire terrier — named Junior…

Mar 20, 2015

Stop coddling your dog — he’s 99.9% wolf

Mar 20, 2015

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The End of Creativity

The word “creativity” was made up less than a hundred years ago. It is time to stop using it.

Mar 9, 2015

The End of Creativity

Mar 9, 2015

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Why Did Everybody Do the Harlem Shake?

Experts said “Harlem Shake” was accidental, uncoordinated, a “meme” that “went viral” — but this is the real story

Feb 3, 2015

Why Did Everybody Do the Harlem Shake?

Feb 3, 2015

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DeflateGate And The Softness Of The American Mind

The truth behind football’s latest “controversy” and what it tells us about ourselves.

Feb 1, 2015

DeflateGate And The Softness Of The American Mind

Feb 1, 2015

Kevin Ashton

Kevin Ashton

Called a thing the Internet of Things. Wrote How to Fly a Horse—The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery, available at http://amzn.to/1llqnbc

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