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The “Coming Out Simulator” Puts One Teen’s Difficult Choices In Your HandsThe Million-Dollar Music Player You Haven’t Heard AboutGoogle’s Skybox Releases Stunning Images From New SatelliteThis Is The Worst Brand Tweet Of The WeekGoogle Struggling With Influx Of “Right To Be Forgotten” RequestsSpaceX Spaceport In Texas Gets FAA Go-AheadA Giant, Pregnant Tarantula Has Possibly Escaped In BrooklynFiat Explores The Comedic Potential Of Italian Neighbors In New Web SeriesFlying Cars Predicted In Two Years: What Then?Women to Watch front pageThe Top 5 Leadership Stories, July 7-11Historic Wrigley Field Wins Approval For A $575 Million RenovationEveryone’s Going Gaga About The Mediocre Women’s World Cup PosterDespite Ban, Lyft Moves Forward With NYC LaunchYou’ve Seen Strangers Kiss Before, Now Watch Them Take Each Other’s Clothes OffThis “Rudely Named Locations” Map Takes You Far Beyond Lake Titicaca“Ray Donovan” Producer Mark Gordon On How To Leave Good Things AloneThis Is What We Need To Do To Not Burn Up The PlanetLet Your Web Browser Reveal The Insane Amount Of Money In PoliticsIBM’s $3 Billion Investment In Synthetic Brains And Quantum ComputingWith Sea Levels Rising, A Small Island Nation Buys A New HomeThis Decoder Ring Helps The Blind Read Without BrailleGlide On Tram Tracks With Wooden Pallet SkateboardReaders’ Choice Nominee #5: Pure Fix Bicycles8 Housewares For Improbably Tiny SpacesPistil-Whipped: This Video Makes Flowers Look Like The Most Magical Organisms On EarthThe Office Of The Future Could Be A ParkMake A Statement For Gender Equality (And Turn Some Heads) With The Fake Nipple Bikini TopWhat Nightclubs Look Like During The Day (Hint: Not Good)Quiz: Who Designed It, Bjarke Ingels Or Julien De Smedt?A 7-Story Robot That Juggles Cars. 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You’re Sitting On OneThe Daily Routines Of 26 Of History’s Most Creative MindsFrom Stunt To Substance: 4 Strategies For Powerful MarketingDESIGNerd, A Trivia Game That Pits You Against Stefan Sagmeister And Steve HellerWith Vayable’s New Travel App, Everyone’s A Local“Auto-Tune The News” Creators The Gregory Brothers Write Fast Company A Theme SongWill Doctors Soon Prescribe Videogames?The One Personality Trait To Look Out For When Hiring Your Next ExecutiveWhat Top Comedians And Successful Entrepreneurs Have In CommonHow To Know When It’s Time To Fire SomeoneHow A Former Gang Member Became A Serial EntrepreneurHow Two Guys Launched A Print Magazine During The Recession And Managed To SucceedLouis CK Has A Lesson For Your Startup5 Things Businesses Can Learn From Brazil’s Crushing World Cup Defeat3 Overhyped Marketing TrendsSecrets From The Brains Of 13 Creative GeniusesHow A Novelist And A Monster Master Created A New Vision Of Vampires In “The Strain”Perspective Is Everything: This Anamorphic Sculpture Is, And Isn’t, What It AppearsIn Google’s World Cup Newsroom, Everyone’s a Winner…Including BrazilCrash A Tiny Hedgehog’s Birthday PartyChrist The Redeemer Was So Upset At Brazil’s Loss, He Went To ItalyNow You Can 3-D Print The Perfect Pair Of EarphonesThe 6 Best Tweets During The Brazil-Germany World Cup Match5 Nonprofits Win Glass Headsets And $25,000 Grants From GoogleThe Incredible, Invisible Industrial Sander: See Objects Evaporate in Time-Lapse GIFsSmart Roofs To Help NYC Cops Fight CrimeHow To Keep TV Real The Anthony Bourdain WayA Tiny Wearable Camera That Makes Photography Fun AgainThis Thai Telecom Ad Will Make New Parents Weep… With LaughterControl Your Time With These Genius Schedule HacksWhat Happens When Art Forgeries Get Too Good?This Light-Tracking Skylight Dome Brightens A Room And Cuts Electricity CostsCosmopolitan.com Gives Itself A MakeoverFinally, A Way To Know Whether The Power To Your Outlet Is Clean Or DirtyThe Best And Worst Countries For Food SecurityYoung Streetballers Play Their Elders In This New Centrum Campaign. Who Do You Think Wins?Is A Smart Thimble The Computer Mouse Of The Future?3-D Printing Brings Marcel Duchamp’s Long-Lost Chess Set To LifeThe Birth Control Of The Future Is A Remote Controlled ChipA Musical Instrument That Generates Power When You Play ItSee Illustrated Tributes To Your Favorite Cartoon Characters, “From Hanna-Barbera to Cartoon Network”World’s Creepiest Filing Cabinet Literally Chases PeopleWhy Britain Has The Best Wall Sockets On EarthThe Prettiest Wireless Phone Charger We’ve SeenHow A Ugandan Refugee Helped Turn Trash In The Galapagos Into ArtIf The Dutch Team Can Manage To Win The World Cup, They’ll Get Shot Into SpaceThe Evolving Genius Of Louis KahnYour In-N-Out Burgers Are Getting More Expensive Because It’s So Damn DryA Machine That Counts Calories Just By Looking At FoodPublicly Shame Companies That Won’t Tell Us How Un-Diverse They AreThe Best And Worst Design Of The 2014 World CupThese Badass Guitar Strings Were Inspired By The Cables On The Brooklyn BridgeThe Electric, Autonomous Future Of Mercedes-BenzHow Brands Are Using Your Best Instagram Shots For More Authentic MarketingThe Evolution Of Absolut Vodka’s Advertising StrategyLas Vegas Is A Great Place To Be A Woman In TechReaders’ Choice Nominee #3: Trekkable4 Questions To Ask When Hunting For A Startup Job–Or Any JobOne Surprising Statistic That Influences Gender Equality in Technology JobsUnited We Stand: Why Women And Men Need To Collaborate For SuccessWho Knew Creating Good Coffee Required Literary Inspiration?Why There’s More To Taking A Break Than Just Sitting ThereWorkspace Design Trends To Increase Your ProductivityThe Motivations Behind Why People Participate–And How to Use Them To Your AdvantageThe 380-Millisecond-Tracking, Decision-Making Software That Reveals What You Really WantEverything You Need To Know To Get Into A Top Startup Accelerator–And MoreToo Sexy For Your Finger Splint? 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TSA Bans Unpowered Devices On Some International FlightsAttention Hobby Lobby Employees: Learn How To Make A DIY IUDWendy’s Brings Back The Pretzel Bun With More Twitter-Fueled Love SongsOf Course A GoPro Is The Best Way To Capture The Sickening POV Of Riding The World’s Tallest WaterslideThis Fake Leaked “Star Wars” Film Set Footage Is Even Better Than The Real ThingSteve Jobs Meets “Swiss Family Robinson” In Awesome Glass Tree HouseThis New Guinness Ad Taps Military Tradition To Pluck Patriotic HeartstringsA Clever Gadget That Delivers Relief To People Who Never Feel Quite Warm EnoughFloating Ocean Greenhouses Bring Fresh Food Closer To MegacitiesThis App Glimpse Is Like Snapchat, But Enterprise-Grade SecureThis Machine Is The Large Hadron Collider Of Sponge BallsEmotion-Tracking Calendars Provide An Unflinching Look At How Happy And Loving Your Life Is, Or Isn’tDrones Can Get Around Strict “Ag Gag” Laws And Document Horrifying Factory FarmsDream Job Alert: Get Paid To Watch Netflix In BedThese Park Benches Welcome The Homeless Instead Of Rejecting ThemWhat The World Cup Looked Like In The ’70sA Protected Bike Lane That Extends Through The Intersection, So Cars Really Can’t Hit YouA New Exhibit Brings First World War Stories HomeHow The DARPA Of The Energy World Wants To Change The Electricity GridShould Scientists Put Surveillance On #WeedTweets To Figure Out What Kids Are Smoking?UI, UX: Who Does What? A Designer’s Guide To The Tech IndustryThis Paralyzed Man Can Now Move His HandThe Google Camera Takes Some Pretty Weird SelfiesHigh Design Hangs Loose: Beats By Dre Designers Build $3,000 SurfboardsStudy Links Junk Food Logos To ObesityBetween Two Ferns Cocreator Scott Aukerman On The Art Of The Awkward PauseThe Next Big Thing In Urban Planning? 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