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A 26-year-old MIT graduate is turning heads over his theory that income inequality is actually…

A 26-year-old MIT graduate is turning heads over his theory that income inequality is actually…

Wealthy tech founders and the automation of middle-class jobs are often blamed for increasingly concentrations of wealth in the 1%. But, a…
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Greg FerensteinMar 25, 2015
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Futuristic Simulation Finds Self-Driving “Taxibots” Will Eliminate 90% Of Cars, Open Acres Of…

Futuristic Simulation Finds Self-Driving “Taxibots” Will Eliminate 90% Of Cars, Open Acres Of…

A fascinating new simulation finds that self-driving cars will terraform cities
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Greg FerensteinApr 24, 2015
The Apple Watch for Fitness, Quantitatively Reviewed: Your iPhone Already Has The Features

The Apple Watch for Fitness, Quantitatively Reviewed: Your iPhone Already Has The Features

Apple Watch doesn’t have many benefits beyond what the phone already offers
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Greg FerensteinApr 26, 2015
How Much Airbnb Hosts Earn After Rent In San Francisco (In 1 Map)

How Much Airbnb Hosts Earn After Rent In San Francisco (In 1 Map)

Regular Airbnb hosts are able to make enough profit to afford San Francisco’s skyrocketing cost of living, according to a new report from…
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Greg FerensteinMay 17, 2015
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Sean Parker Explains His Plans To “Repair Democracy” With A New Social Network

Sean Parker Explains His Plans To “Repair Democracy” With A New Social Network

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Greg FerensteinJun 17, 2015
Google’s Latest Obsession With Cities: A Brief Explanation In 3 Maps

Google’s Latest Obsession With Cities: A Brief Explanation In 3 Maps

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Greg FerensteinJun 11, 2015
This Spotify Playlist Could Boost Focus and Office Productivity

This Spotify Playlist Could Boost Focus and Office Productivity

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Greg FerensteinJun 14, 2015
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The Birth And Death Of Privacy: 3,000 Years of History Told Through 46 Images

The Birth And Death Of Privacy: 3,000 Years of History Told Through 46 Images

2-Minute Summary ¶ Privacy, as we understand it, is only about 150 years old.
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Greg FerensteinNov 24, 2015
Silicon Valley’s Political Endgame, Summarized

Silicon Valley’s Political Endgame, Summarized

Silicon Valley’s political endgame, summarized in 12 visuals ¶ (Beta Draft Version 0.5)
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Greg FerensteinNov 5, 2015

Ending Income Inequality In San Francisco, A Democratic Approach

A crowdsourced ballot measure to leverage the resources of the tech community to solve the city’s problems.
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Greg FerensteinFeb 23
What the Democratic party will look like when Silicon Valley takes over (in 9 charts)

What the Democratic party will look like when Silicon Valley takes over (in 9 charts)

**DRAFT**: charts are very rough prottoypes
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Greg FerensteinNov 11, 2015
What Steve Jobs Taught Google’s Tony Fadell About Designing Simple Products

What Steve Jobs Taught Google’s Tony Fadell About Designing Simple Products

At the TED conference in Vancouver this year, one of the main designers of the iPod and founder of Nest, Tony Fadell, gave a few simple…
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Greg FerensteinMar 19, 2015
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