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Laura Jane Grace On Her Transition From Basement Punk Shows To Hosting AOL’s “True Trans” ShowSWAT: An App To Keep Dirty Cops HonestCheck Out 50 Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Star WarsNielsen Admits Technical Error Produced Inaccurate TV Ratings Dating Back To MarchZaha Hadid’s Latest Work Is A Beautiful Research Center In CambodiaToday in Tabs: Hawk vs. DroneUSAA To FAA: Our Insurance Adjusters Want DronesTelling The Truth About A Dark Creative Force In “Harmontown”Reddit Moderators Propose Letting Users Pay To Submit Self-Promotional ContentCuteness Alert: Google And London Zoo Live Stream Meerkats To Test Wi-Fi TechnologyIdeo’s Fred Dust On L.A.’s Quintessential Design DestinationsThe Hawking Dead: Century 21 Is Selling a Zombie Protection Kit On eBaySnapchat Says It Is Not Responsible For Any Allegedly Hacked PhotosReport: Apple Is Pulling Bose Audio Products From Its StoresSpy Tricks, Tough Talks, And Micro-Aggressions: This Week’s Most Popular Leadership StoriesThis Future Archaeological Site Is Filled With Obsidian Nintendo ControllersA Low-Cost Way To Harness Energy From A Rushing RiverComing Soon: An App For Sharing Your Heart Rate Inside Instagram PhotosAn Interactive Map Of Manhattan’s Mega Urban ExpansionGood News! Even Decaf Coffee May Help Fight Off Liver DiseaseThis App Turns You Into The Silver Surfer Of Subatomic SpaceThis Supercut Of Action Dudes Saying “Let Her Go!” To Villains Is A Reminder Of How Action Movies View WomenCan Windows 10 Unite Microsoft’s Two Worlds?This Is Not A Startup StoryRecycle Your iPhone Into A Home Security SystemThe Trouble With Design ThinkingFacebook Ads Will Now Target You By Where You LiveHow To Fix The Ailing Electric GridAn “Internet Murder” Could Happen By The End of This YearIs This The World’s Best Bike-Share Bike?Perrier Returns to Advertising’s Hand-Painted Roots, with Its “Inspired By Street Art” CampaignThese Images Take Us On A World Tour Of Extreme Weather ArchitectureMicrosoft Research Invents A Stylus That Can Read Your MindThis Elegant Contraption Is Three Lamps In OneOpen Explorer Is A National Geographic For Remotely Operated VehiclesA Standing Desk That Folds Up, So You Can Take It Anywhere And Even Work OutsidePhoto Essay: The Forgotten Houses Of Finland’s DiasporaSubway Maps For Cities Without Subways, Dreamed Up By An 8th Grader8 Of The World’s Most Gorgeous Rural CabinsMeet The CEO Who’s Never Fired AnyoneHarrison Ford Gets Mad, Sarah Silverman Gets A Penis, And A 12-Year-Old Norwegian Gets Married: The Top 5 Ads Of The WeekKilling It: Lessons In After-Hours Creativity From Pop Culture Writer Turned “Gone Girl” Author Gillian Flynn10 Words And Phrases That Are Killing Your Cover Letter10 Inspiring Personalities Who You Should Follow On TwitterHow To Find The Right Group Of Mentors (That’s Right, Group)The New Habit Challenge: Will Working From Home For A Week Make Us More Productive?You’ll Never Be Ready–Why You Should Start AnywayInspiration From Video Games To Get Into A Flow State At WorkProductivity Hack Of The Week: Manage Online DistractionsTesla Unveils The D: Ramped-Up Model S With All-Wheel DriveA New Way To Pay For Solar Panels Could Expand The MarketToday in Tabs: TabolaAmazon Is Opening A Store In New York CityIkea Now Sells InsuranceInside The Design Of Norway’s Beautiful New BanknotesInfographic: See Where In Canada Your Favorite Pop Culture Exports Come FromDisappearing Ads Are Coming To Snapchat “Soon”Are Humans A Bottleneck To Progress? How AI Will Soon Quicken The Pace Of DiscoveryWhy You Should Be Outsourcing Your Laundry By BikeNissan Invites People To “Chase The Thrill” With Treadmill-Enhanced Virtual Reality Experience20 Chic Homes That Are Actually Made Of MudThis Sculpture Looks Like A Pepto-Bismol ExplosionMapping The Human Consequences Of Anonymous CompaniesGoogle X’s Astro Teller Says Wearables Are “Tough”A Squeezable Light Bulb That Slurps Up ColorFast Company Is Hiring A Data Engineer–Is It You?Fast Company Is Hiring An Interface EngineerWhat The Frack? Brands, Please Learn From The Komen Foundation’s Latest PR MessQuip’s Cool, Collaborative Word Processor Is Now A Spreadsheet, TooWill The Future Of Sports Reporting Include Sports Reporters?How Star Wars’ Original Designer Is Still Influencing The New StuffHow Did We Ever Take Care of Babies Without Robotics? (And Mechatronics!)Greenpeace Campaign Forces Lego To End Partnership With ShellSuper-Investor Carl Icahn Is Really High On The Apple WatchWhat The Statue Of Liberty Would Look Like As A $300M CondoIf You’d Like To Interact With The Future Of Audio Ads, Please Say “Proceed”How The Director Of “Annabelle” Borrowed From Hitchcock To Make A Surprise HitGold On The GoA Peek At London’s New $4 Billion TrainFloodwatch Helps Track The Advertisers Tracking YouContratados: A Yelp To Help Migrant Workers Fight FraudDesigning User Interfaces Is Now As Easy As Putting Stickers On A Trapper KeeperHow To Make A Death-Defying Viral Hit With Danny MacAskillA Way To Share That Scary Rash With Your Doctor When It Appears At 3 A.M.The EU Is Building An Internet Of Sewers To Detect BombsCurbing Climate Change Could Save 3,500 Lives A YearThis Suit Creates A Bubble Of Clean Air For Your Lungs As You Walk Down The StreetWhy It’s So Hard To Detect Emotion In Emails And TextsOffice Role-Play? Meet The People Who Pretend To Work At An Office TogetherFried Chicken, Donuts, And A Big Idea For Attacking PovertyThis Floating Bike Path In The Thames Would Give London Cyclists A Car-Free CommuteThis Brazilian School Will Teach You How To Be More CreativeThis Micro Apartment Transforms When You Push A Button To Give You More SpaceFreedom Tower Architect Daniel Libeskind: “Ground Zero Is Very, Very Close To My Original Idea”The Best Designs of 2014History of Apple in Under 3 MinutesHow To Manage Your Office’s Biggest Egos To Get The Best WorkShould You Trust Your Gut Feelings At Work?9 Serious Lessons In Being Funny From Bob OdenkirkBuyer’s Guide: The Best Digital Kitchen Scale6 Steps To Improving Your Current Employees’ Soft SkillsBeyond Blogging: Why Content Creators Are Making Mugs, Sweaters, And Moisturizer3 First Steps For Collaborating On Creative ProjectsWhy A Transparent Culture Is Good For Business3 Time-Wasting Social Media Habits You Need To Stop ImmediatelyThe Real Reason Employees Are Lazy5 Tips For Freelancers On How To Build The Ultimate Client MixOne Of Norway’s Top Female Execs On Not Taking No For An AnswerWhat Your Energy Level Means For Your ProductivityAre Employee Non-Competes Obsolete?Watch Old Baseball Cards Come To Life As A Stop-Motion Fastball In This Animated GIFThe Story Of A 12-Year-Old Norwegian Bride Brings Attention To A Global IssueJoin Us For Live Coverage Of Apple’s October Product EventYour App Is About To Get Smarter: IBM Opens Watson To DevelopersGlitch Or Art: NBA 2K15’s Face Scan FailsHulu May Cut Back On How Many Ads It Shows ViewersToday in Tabs: Working On My TabsAT&T Will Pay $105 Million For Deceptive Billing PracticeMicrosoft, Google Partner With Code.org To Get 100 Million Students CodingFood Is Getting Cheaper (But Only The Food That Isn’t Good For You)Better Bike Lanes And Public Transit Could Slash Emissions By 2050–And Save $100 TrillionNicholas Hoult Joins Jaguar’s Team of Celebrity Super VillainsGoogle Now Will Now Remind You When Your Bills Are DueNeil deGrasse Tyson Helps Make A Fashion Film, And It Is AwesomeGoogle Wants You To Visit California’s State ParksSarah Silverman Trades Her Vagina For A Shot At Equal PayThese Tolkien-Esque Maps Turn American Cities Into Fantasy RealmsHow Many Of These Abstract Movie Posters Can You Guess?From The Makers Of Bioshock, This Game Takes You Back In Time To Change The Course Of Art HistoryMapping The Ocean Floor To Earth’s Last Unexplored FrontierThese Walk Signs Illuminate For Longer If People Still Need To Cross The RoadRock The Vote, Lil Jon, And Friends Urge You To Turn Out For . . . What?A RoboCop Hard Hat For Industrial WorkersProduct Bootcamp Week Four: Shopping For Ruby GemsWould Your Kid Choose You From A Parent Orphanage?The Revolution Will Be Visualized: 13,200 Instagram Images From The Heart Of Ukraine’s UprisingEverything You Need To Know About The New iPad AirChipotle Is Now Supporting 100 School Gardens Across The U.S.Twitter Sues The U.S. Government Over Information RequestsProduct Hunt Locates $6.1 Million to Discover More Than Just Cool New Tech StuffThe Key To Successful Pair Programming? Patience And HumilityThe Year’s Best Architecture PhotographyThese Portable Ebola Clinics Fit Inside Shipping ContainersThe Eames’s “Powers Of Ten” Is Now An iPhone AppCheck Out These Original Star Wars StoryboardsWhy You’re Losing Design ProposalsWhat If Your Password Was A… Hand Motion?The End Of Shampoo?An Unconventional Billionaire Is Revolutionizing Philanthropy By Closing His FoundationWhy Technology Isn’t Truly WearableWhy Technology Isn’t WearableWant To Win Meetings? Learn When To Stop TalkingEscape From The Silicon Valley Echo ChamberThe Alternate-Reality Games That Teach Kids The Cause And Effect Of Their CircumstancesHow The Director Of “Open Windows” Made An Eerily Prescient Movie-In-A-Computer-ScreenWhat You Need To Know Before Getting Your Dream Job Saving The WorldHow To Find Solitude In An Era Of Constant Connection8 Ways To Keep Your Office Job From Killing You4 Techniques For Developing Mindful Working Relationships5 Ways To Keep Your Team’s Creativity FlowingThe Art Of Cyberwar: Amazing Images Created From Attacks On Banks10 CEO Traits That Determine Future SuccessWhy We Need To Create Before We Can InnovateAsk The Experts: Which Should I Care About–Promotions Or Job Satisfaction?Your 5 Procrastination Excuses, DebunkedThe Case For A Personalized Career CoachThe Anonymous Gods Of Google Street ViewDeath To Corporate Speak! Why You Gotta Fight For Your Right To ParlanceDeath To Corporate Speak! Why You Gotta Fight For Your Right To ParlanceWhy Leadership Is Like A Three-Legged StoolAmerica’s Biggest Municipal Bond Insurer Accidentally Dumps Data To InternetInstead Of Trashing These Bottles, Kids Can Turn Them Into ToysCrazy As It Sounds, Solar Could Be The World’s Most Important Energy Source By 2050Yahoo Lays Off Several Hundred Engineers in IndiaThe BBC Unites Pharrell, Elton, Lorde, One Direction, And Other Luminaries For “God Only Knows” VideoFacebook Will Deliver Highly Targeted Ads To Third-Party AppsToday in Tabs: National Tabs Engagement DayHow 3-D Printing Will Change The Way We Play MusicWhy Windows 10 Won’t Solve Microsoft’s Growth ProblemGoogle Now Counts Reddit, Blogs, Social Media As News SourcesU.K. Crackdown On “Revenge Porn” Could Mean 14 Years In Jail For OffendersIf All Of These Idiots Are Voting, Shouldn’t You?The Cities With The Latest Bedtimes, According To JawbonePlastc Combines 20 Credit Cards Into OneGitHub Sweetens Deal For Students With Developer PackThis Cancer Awareness Stunt Turns A Popular Swedish Haircare Ad On Its Head5 Rules For Growing Your Business Like A Baller (And Making A Great Meatball)London’s New Mondrian Hotel Is The Best Nautical Getaway On LandWorld’s Coolest Electrical Substation Has A Track And A Dog ParkNew Google+ Chief Promises To Focus On The Social Network’s Best Feature: PhotosA Beautiful Furniture Line That Grows With Your Kid, From Baby To TeenThe Most Beautiful iPhone Charger We’ve Ever SeenFive Ways To Write Better Technical DocumentationUniqlo Hires Wieden+Kennedy Creative Director John C JayThese Illustrations Reveal What Kissing, Drinking, And Pain Sound Like Around The WorldWith Its New Gizmo, Highfive Wants To Democratize Business VideoconferencingSkin Printing Just Got Faster, Cheaper, And SmallerWhy Marvel Works: A Scholarly InvestigationLet AutoCAD Show You How To Mix More Than 70 Classic CocktailsHigh Tech Meets Low Art In Scorpion Dagger’s Augmented Reality Book Of GIFsUsing Lots Of Media Devices At Once Might Make Your Brain ShrinkWatch Carbon Dioxide Emissions By Country Explode Over The Last 150 YearsTo Solve Gentrification, Put Everyone On A Boat Until They Figure It Out5 Short Films With Famous Hosts Hope To Rebrand EnvironmentalismAdobe Brush Turns Anything You See Into InkThis Video Game Teaches A Handy Life Lesson To Kids: How To Avoid Debt4 Scenarios For The Future Of TransportationGunshot Victim Takes A Selfie A Day To Document His HealingInside The Bizarre World Of Rogue TaxidermyHow To Make Money When Airlines Ruin Your TripA Designer’s Guide To Launching A Successful KickstarterThese High School Students Learn How To Avoid Debt By Playing A Video GameThe Girl Effect Accelerator Launches, Aiming To Help Girls Earning Less Than $2 A DayYou Had A Major And Minor In College–Why Not At Work?Plugged In: My Month-Long Mission To Beat The Effects Of Technology With More TechnologyThe Best USB 3.0 Hub For Your DollarThe Horror! Mmmm!: Scenes From The World’s First Edible Horror FarmWhy Do Women Negotiate For Less Than They Deserve At Work?How Mutual Mentorship Can Change Your CareerContrarian Management Advice From The “Father of Advertising”5 Ways To Get Your Life Back When Work Is Crazy Busy5 Tips For Prioritizing Your Ever-Growing To-Do ListWhy Dreaming About The Future Makes You Less Likely To Achieve Your Goals5 Steps Toward More Emotionally Intelligent MarketingHow To Take Control Of Your Own Life Story5 Strategies To Prepare For A Difficult Conversation At WorkWhat We Learned From Sending 1,000 Cold EmailsHow One Producer Went From Actress To “Filmanthropist”See What Happens When Creative People Trade Living Spaces And LivesAdorable Meets Evil In This Kid-Focused Prank For SkylandersThe Lights On This Soccer Field Are Powered As Players RunA Cheaper Pair Of Glasses Brings Cheaper, Better Vision To The Developing WorldHow Meta: Reddit CEO Chews Out Former Reddit Employee On RedditAMC’s “Breaking Bad” Spin-Off “Better Call Saul” Has A Swingin’ Theme Song NowNew Washington Post App Could Come Preinstalled On Next Kindle Fire TabletHow Idiocracy’s Stupid Corporate Logos Were DesignedWatch This Eye-Popping Stunt For “Ouija” Horror Movie Scare The Hell Out Of PeopleLongreads: Now Publishing Original StorytellingJessica Chastain Can’t Live Without Nature, And Neither Can YouIf Siri Had A Brother, It Would Be This Pizza-Loving Voice App Named DomChina Has Hacked Every Major U.S. Business, FBI Chief SaysA Dark Ride That Scares You Out Of The Oculus Rift’s Uncanny ValleyThe Makers Of “Monument Valley” Are Working On A Virtual Reality GameGoogle Is Inventing Screens That Snap Together Like LegoThis Is Why Facebook Was So Aggressive About Migrating Users Over To MessengerThe Problem With Modern Art, IllustratedRedbox Instant Shuts Down5 Devices To Uncover Our Hidden Methane Leak ProblemBoston: The Venice Of New England?40,000 HD Movies On A Single DVDThis Algorithm Predicts A Neighborhood’s Crime Rate Using Google Street ViewThis Drone Just Saved Someone Lost In The Australian Wilderness (But That Someone Was Just A Dummy)Enter America’s Top Office Dog Competition Right NowIt’s A Huge, Dangerous Mistake That Africans Are Underrepresented In Genetics ResearchThis Paper-Inspired Reusable Bottle Is Flat, So It Can Easily Slide In A Laptop BagA Massive New Public Transit System For Car-Obsessed, Oil-Rich QatarThis Privacy Policy Forced Users To Give Up Their Kids For Wi-FiRenovate Your Whole House With This Magic Black BoxThis School Has Bikes Instead Of Desks–And It Turns Out That’s A Better Way To LearnQuiz: Can You Spot Great Design?How The New Yorker Finally Figured Out The Internet: 3 Lessons From Its Web RedesignVolunteerism Goes ViralWhat Happens When You Move Your Company Overseas For A MonthNature Is Speaking Through Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, And Kevin Spacey, And She Is PissedBreaking The Molds: See Microbes As ArtThe Constant Olive Gardener: One Man’s Never-Ending Pasta OdysseyThis Company’s Brilliantly Sassy Branding Strategy Makes Yours Look Sad And Boring3 Major Fail Tales Of Notable Tech CompaniesQuote Of The Week: You Can’t Procrastinate On Your Own Life10 Signs You Respect Me As An Employee12 Tech Tools Productivity Experts Can’t Live WithoutHow Passion, Priorities, And Family Power These Two Driven EntrepreneursHow A Small Company That Lets Kids Be Kids Struck A Chord With FamiliesYou’re More Biased Than You Think7 Simple Ways You Can Feel More Creative Right NowWhat We Loved And Hated About Only Using One Browser Tab For A WeekHow To Get The Creativity Flowing For Yourself And Your Team5 Networking Secrets From A Professional Spy