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Hacked Off

Hacked Off

The hacker-activist community seems to leave no safe place for women. Rosie J. Spinks asks: Can it grow up?
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Rosie J. Spinks
Mar 15, 2014
My Hazelnut Heart

My Hazelnut Heart

She only speaks a few words of her in-laws’ language, but she knows how to find the right thing to say.
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Justine Ickes
Mar 14, 2014
How to Move a Wood Bison

How to Move a Wood Bison

The chutes, ladders, and waiting games behind a plan to restore a giant mammal to Alaska. Jenna Schnuer observes some of the first steps.
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Jenna Schnuer
Mar 12, 2014
Used Books Speak Volumes

Used Books Speak Volumes

A book in the hand is worth two in the Nook.
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Elliott McCloud
Mar 11, 2014
It’s a Bumblebee’s World

It’s a Bumblebee’s World

Spring has nearly sprung, and the bumblebee is its harbinger, explains researcher Kent McFarland.
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Kent McFarland
Mar 10, 2014
My Cup of Tea

My Cup of Tea

The forgotten art of proper tea.
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Dan Moren
Mar 7, 2014
String Theory

String Theory

A bit of twine transformed between two hands is an ice breaker that transcends cultures and languages.
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Matthew Amster-Burton
Mar 6, 2014
Baseball Misfits

Baseball Misfits

There’s a weird schism between geeks who love sports and those who don’t.
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Jason Snell
Mar 5, 2014
Mexican Digital Library

Mexican Digital Library

Mexico is determined to convert its patrimony into digital form on its own terms.
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Julie Schwietert Collazo
Mar 4, 2014
Small Instruction Set

Small Instruction Set

CoderDojo promotes self-directed learning and local mentors to help kids teach themselves to program.
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Ciara Byrne
Mar 3, 2014
Dirty R&B

Dirty R&B

A truly filthy, wonderful genre of blues fails to get the attention it deserves. Leah Reich takes us on a tour.
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Leah Reich
Feb 28, 2014
Ski(d) Marks

Ski(d) Marks

A little pavement won’t stop Rob Pegoraro from cross-country skiing across his city. 
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Rob Pegoraro
Feb 26, 2014
Radium Hound

Radium Hound

A responsible dealer of a radioactive element once pushed as a quack cure tried to keep the genie in the bottle, writes Theresa Everline.
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Theresa Everline
Feb 26, 2014
Stacked In His Favor

Stacked In His Favor

Matthew Amster-Burton contends with the messy reality of books in an elementary-school library
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Matthew Amster-Burton
Feb 20, 2014
Quality Time

Quality Time

It’s time to stand up for what’s important: not you.
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John Moltz
Feb 19, 2014
Eggs Terminate

Eggs Terminate

A faster, egg-free flu vaccine becomes available to those with allergies, including reporter Jen A. Miller.
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Jen A. Miller
Feb 19, 2014
Tip of the Iced Burb

Tip of the Iced Burb

Atlanta’s urban form doesn’t cope well with ice storms. That doesn’t mean it’s going to change any time soon.
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Jessica L.H. Doyle
Feb 18, 2014
Pay Caesar His Due

Pay Caesar His Due

Sorting out the taxing dilemma of paying taxes on crowdfunding campaigns at Kickstarter and beyond.
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Glenn Fleishman
Feb 17, 2014
The Birth of the Cool

The Birth of the Cool

San Francisco’s original scenester looks back on a half century of bohemian life with Colleen Hubbard.
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Colleen Hubbard
Feb 14, 2014
Kevin Kelly: Retooling Cool

Kevin Kelly: Retooling Cool

An interview with a digital maverick, whose analog roots are showing in his latest book. Audio and transcript.
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The New Disruptors podcast
Feb 12, 2014
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