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This Art Series Chronicles Every Beautiful Death In “Game of Thrones”Doing Laundry In NYC Sucks–Can FlyCleaners Make It More Seamless?Samsung’s Ultrasonic Smartphone Case Helps The Visually Impaired Sense Their SurroundingsStephen Hawking Gives His Voice To The Children Of SyriaWarren Buffett On Bitcoin: “Stay Away From It”AT&T And Vice Tell the Stories Of Young, Connected America With The Mobile MovementUC Davis Will Offer Classes Dedicated To The Science Of CoffeeHow Smart Engines, New Data Strips, And A $40 Billion GPS System Are Making Air Travel SaferNo Schmuck Bait: “The Good Wife” Creators On Adult Storytelling On Network TVDoes Coke Taste Better Out Of A Fancy-Shmancy Glass?A Printer That Develops Your iPhone Pics Into Lasting PolaroidsHow Spotify And Echo Nest Did Their Cultural Due DiligenceDear America, Please Fix Your Crappy InfrastructureApple Added A “Selfie” Section To The App StoreAnnals Of Super Weird Ideas: This Attachment Turns Your Bike Into A Potter’s WheelThese Massive Mirrored Dishes Could Make Solar Cheaper For AllA DIY Laptop Design, So Hackers Can Play Without Getting Spied OnThe World’s First Crowdsourced Thermostat Lets You Adjust The Temperature At WorkArtist Wants To Map Every Single Human Skin Tone On EarthA Clever Hack Makes Any Receipt Printer Spit Out The U.S. ConstitutionThe Price Of Ignoring Climate Change Is Far Higher Than We Think4 Business Opportunities That Are Driving Innovation In Social EnterpriseEven When Drivers Don’t Have Passengers, Lyft’s New Insurance Policy Has Them Covered“Veronica Mars” Creator Rob Thomas On How To Give Fans What They Want, But Not What They ExpectHow A Game Design Rookie Accidentally Built A $200 Million HitHow Creative Can Computers Be?This Origami Microscope Costs Just $3, But It Can Diagnose MalariaLook At These Spectacular Views Of Cities From SpaceAn Illustrated Guide To What’s Really Happening In San Francisco, Outside The Tech BoomHow Google’s Redesigned Search Results Augur A More Beautiful WebA Key That Opens Everything (Except Doors)The One Extraordinary Skill All Prodigies ShareThe Real Star Of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel”? 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