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Rebranding Pot: How Squares Are Sparking The Next Massive IndustryThe Rise Of The Alpha StonersUnexpected Art Makes City Dwellers Reassess Familiar Urban SpacesPot Is Getting Personal: Soon You’ll Get Marijuana Based On Your Brain ActivityThe Recommender: Rick Tetzeli, Ex-Burger SlingerStarwood Launches A New Hotel Brand To Be The Anti-ChainAs 3-D Printing Grows Up, MakerBot Slashes Its WorkforceCan You Sue Your Airbnb Host? The FTC Tackles The Gig Economy’s Looming QuestionsNASA Chief Says Mars One Does Not Stand A Chance Without NASAThis Is What Would Happen If Classic Novels Were Subject To Client FeedbackVerizon Has A New Slimmed-Down TV Package, But At $55 A Month, Who Will Subscribe?The Open Publishing Revolution, Now Behind A Billion-Dollar PaywallWhy Good Design Is Finally A Bottom Line Investment
2014 Innovation by Design Awards Experience Winner: MyMagic+, by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts2014 Innovation by Design Awards Products Winner: Magista, by Nike2014 Innovation by Design Awards Health Winner: Reebok Checklight, by Reebok and MC102014 Innovation by Design Awards Data Visualization Winner: Mapdwell Solar System, by Mapdwell2014 Innovation by Design Awards Experimental Winner: Inform, by Sean Follmer, Hiroshi Ishii, Daniel Leithinger (MIT Tangible Media Group)2014 Innovation by Design Awards Social Good Winner: BioLite Homestove, by BioLite2014 Innovation by Design Awards Graphic Winner: Everytown for Gun Safety, by Purpose and Everytown for Gun Safety2014 Innovation by Design Awards Spaces Winner: Memory Wound—July 22 Memorial Site, by Jonas Dahlberg StudioMatthew McConaughey’s “Interstellar” Character Shares Your Feelings About That “Star Wars” TrailerGIF Of The Day: This MRI Shows What It Really Looks Like When You Crack Your Knuckles2014 Innovation by Design Awards Students Winner: Rapid Packing Container, by Chris Curro and Henry WangThis Store Offers All Women A 24% Discount, Because It’s Only FairBen & Jerry’s Creates Its Own Stoner Version Of Apple’s 1984 For 4/20This Robotic Hand Is Inspired By A Chameleon’s TongueHow One Enormous Corporation Is Working To Slash Its Environmental ImpactHow Ben Burtt Designed The Sounds Of Star WarsThis Cage House Locks Out Digital SpiesIn Berlin, Electric Buses That Charge When They StopNo More Expiration Dates: MIT Is Developing Sensors To Detect When Food Is Going BadThese Soccer Moms Spewing Party Real Talk For Hefty Cups Are CrayVincent Laforet’s Aerial Shots Of Trains Look Like Abstract ArtTake The Fast Company News QuizThe Last Oil Filter You’ll Ever Have To Buy3 Ways Embracing Curiosity Can Change Your LifeThe Future Of Museums Is Reaching Way Beyond Their WallsThe New York Times Invents A Conference Table That Takes Notes For YouHyundai Sends A Message To Space, Reebok Runs Across Instagram: The Top 5 Ads Of The WeekAre You The Toxic Coworker?The “Greenest Schools On Earth” Do More Than Put Solar Panels On The RoofMeet The Guy Who’s Planting Phony Signs And Products In Public—And Making Our Everyday Lives FunnierFree App Friday: Get Work Done When You’re Not At WorkThis Eerily Accurate Service Analyzes Just About Anyone’s Personality And Work StyleEgg Whites, Rhino Horns, And Stem Cells: IndieBio’s Plan To Bioengineer A Better WorldMovie Producer Brian Grazer Explains How Asking The Right Questions Will Make You A Better BossA Dark, Twisted Cinderella Story: Artist Camille Rose Garcia Holds A Black Mirror Up To Children’s ClassicsMaking The Business Case For Women’s Career Development10 Techniques From Professional Artists For Breaking Through Creative BlocksThe Key To Creating Socially Conscious BusinessesHow To Make Friday The Most Productive Day Of The WeekFrom Equal Pay Day To Networking For Introverts: The Most Popular Stories In Leadership This WeekWhat Running A Company And Racing Cars Have In CommonThe Other F Word: How To Make The Most Of Failure4 Strategies For Introducing New Ideas At WorkThis Jet Painted Like R2-D2 Is The Flight You’re Looking ForCo.Design Is Hiring A Staff WriterToday in Tabs: The Good News Is the Bad NewsWikiLeaks Launches Giant Searchable Database Of Leaked Sony EmailsA 90-Second Lesson On How–And How Not–To Use A DroneNetflix Apologizes For Undermining Net Neutrality In AustraliaIf The New Trailer Is To Be Believed, Star Wars VII Will Get Every Single Thing RightThis Hollywood Restaurant Grows Your Food Next To Your TableIf You Can’t Put Your Phone Down Like Ever, You Might Need This Texting HatThese Shelves Double As Mid-Century Modernist Dollhouses For Grown-UpsCover Your Walls In A Galaxy Inspired By NASA’s Space PhotographyHertz Has A Comical Cautionary Tale For Parents Sending Their Kids Off To CollegeRead Google’s Defensive Response To European Antitrust ChargesNew York’s New “No Catcalling Zone” Signs Direct Men To Keep It To ThemselvesThis Smart Device Takes The Stress Out Of Insulin TrackingEPA’s Chief: We Can All At Least Agree To Save Energy, Right?These Modular Seats Can Be Infinitely RearrangedThe Best New Social Network In Ages Is All About SelfiesHow A Facebook-Style Social Network Could Treat DepressionAbsolut Uses Warhol Art To Create A Mobile Game MysteryWelcome To The Slow Traffic MovementHow Stanford Researchers Mapped The Emotional Life Of Victorian LondonHow To Build A Data Visualization From ScratchBefore The Billions: Watch This 1999 Video On Vice’s Move To New YorkInside Moleskine’s Plan To Sell You More Than Just NotebooksSmartphones Can Now Detect Earthquakes and Give You Time To RunAll Of New York City’s 592,130 Trees, MappedDrown Out Annoying City Noise With This Crazy Cork HelmetThe Best Companies For Women Who Work In Tech“Mad Men” Creator Matthew Weiner’s Reassuring Life Advice For Struggling ArtistsWorld’s Coolest Jobs: How Fenway Park’s Organist Strikes A Chord With FansThe Nation’s First Vegetarian Public School Is ThrivingHow Getting His Hands Dirty On TV Inspired Mike Rowe To Become An Activist For American Workers5 Common Unconscious Biases That Lead To Bad DecisionsThe Kinky, Controversial History Of Calvin Klein In 3 MinutesA Look Inside The New Trends In BusinessHow To Get People To Disagree With Your IdeasWhy Disappointment Might Be The Key To SuccessHow To Make Your “Employer Brand” Shine And Attract The Best Tech TalentHow Bill Gates, Andy Grove, And Steve Jobs Found Success Without Business TrainingY Combinator President Sam Altman Is Dreaming BigA War Photographer Chronicles One Of The Deadliest Battles For American Soldiers–Coming HomeTwitter Courts Nascar Dads, Other Newbies With Its Redesigned HomepageCycling Canada Encourages You To Ride With A Dramatic Film Starring An Army Of Riderless BikesIn-Air Wi-Fi Apparently Makes Planes HackableWaze Is Driving Into City HallThat Dennis Quaid Meltdown You Knew Was Fake Is FakeWhy A Yahoo-Foursquare Deal Would Make Total Sense (If It’s True)Black Celebrities Don White Makeup To Encourage Black And Asian Voting In U.K. General ElectionWatch The American Home Get Supersized Over 40 YearsThis Guy Just Changed The Craigslist Ad Game By Selling His 2002 Ford Taurus With A DroneThis Solar Water Heater Tracks The Sun, So You Get More Hot WaterGet An Inside Look At Legendary Abbey Road Studios Courtesy GoogleToday in Tabs: A Sadder And A Wiser TabTake An Infographic Tour Of The Most Enormous Movie Sets Ever BuiltBehold, The Bright Future Of The Selfie!Online Privacy As Human Right? Internet Advocacy Group Pushes For New StandardsWhy Verizon And United Airlines Are Trademarking SmellsWhat Your Boss Is Really Saying To You: DecodedIf You Can’t Beat ‘Em: Samsung Making Screens For Apple DevicesFast Company Is Hiring A Social Media ProducerEvery Frame Of This Incredible Short Film Was 3-D PrintedDutch Homes Get Free Heating If They Agree To Host A Computer ServerIn Indonesia, Patients Can Trade Trash For Free Health CareAIAIAI’s New Modular Headphones Can Be Customized 360 Different Ways“Girls” Star Jemima Kirke Tells Her Abortion Story In This Bold Reproductive Rights PSAThese Urban Ants Love Junk Food As Much As We DoThis Tech Can Turn Food Waste Into Graphene, Power, And FuelThe Power Of Human Resilience After Major Disasters– And The Importance Of CommunityNow It’s Easier Than Ever To Invest In Stocks For Social GoodPhotos Capture Life In One Of China’s Most Rapidly Developing CitiesAll Hail Hillvetica, The Hillary Clinton Typeface4 Tips For Slowing Down, From Daniel Handler And Maira KalmanCheap Danish Design Comes To AmericaWrap’s Plan To Reinvent The Mobile Web: FlipbooksThe Next Big Thing In Design? Less ChoiceHow Yuri’s Night Became A Global Space Party PhenomenonNo Babies Were Harmed In These Photos Of Submerged Babies, From The Photographer Behind “Underwater Dogs”Editor’s Note: Why Business Is A Mess (And I’m Glad)The Messy Business Of Reinventing HappinessA Fulfilling Way To Get Yourself Out Of A Creative RutWhat It Takes To Build And Sustain A Flexible WorkplaceThe 3 People That Stand In The Way Of A Productive MeetingThe Science Behind How PepsiCo Gives Customers Exactly The Flavors They WantExpert Advice On How To Build The Ultimate To-Do ListThe Case For And Against Job HoppingHow To Prepare For A Smooth Transition To The Corner Office6 Steps To Make Those First Few Weeks On The Job Less AwkwardThe Self-Driving Car Revolution’s Unintended Consequence: Lots Of Puking PassengersProject Moneyball: An Oral History Of How Yahoo Built A Native Ad Platform In 43 DaysWhy Corporate Cybersecurity Teams Are Going AnonymousHyundai Helps A Girl Send A Message To Her Dad–In SpaceGet Ready For The Real Story Behind Disney’s $1 Billion Attempt To Reinvent Its Iconic Theme ParkGoogle To Be Charged With Breaking European Antitrust LawsAgLocal, The Subscription Service For Meat, Shuts Down UnexpectedlyInfluencer Collective Front Page2014 Innovation by Design Awards Apps Winner: Reporter for iPhone, by Nicholas FeltonFoursquare Knows Where You’ve Been, Wants To Offer You A Sick Deal At Olive GardenSylvester Stallone Pitches A Movie About Bread Delivery In This Action-Packed AdToday in Tabs: Various Small FlamesWatch Live: After Bad Weather, SpaceX Will Try Again To Land A Rocket On A “Drone Ship”Now You Can Get Reddit In Newsletter FormDetails Of Google Wireless Network Surface In Leaked CodeThis Punch Bar Channels Shanghai’s Old-School AlleywaysGo From Stage Frightened Zero To Guitar Hero In This Trailer For The Music Game’s Big RelaunchTax Inequality In America: Lego Edition!Small-Scale Solar Installations Are Taking Back The Power GridMapping The End Of Utilities: Where Grid Defection Will Happen FastestInnovation Is About Arguing, Not Brainstorming. Here’s How To Argue ProductivelyGE Is Teaming Up With Ron Howard And Brian Grazer For A New Science TV ShowI Planned A Free Online Wedding With IkeaDo Not Track: An Interactive Docu-Series Shows Just How Little Online Privacy We Really HaveMeet The New Zealand Company That’s 3-D Printing Rocket Engines… And They Work“Guitar Hero” Is Back: “We Wanted To Give People Stage Fright”This Water-Harvesting Billboard Doubles As An Urban FarmThis Device Warns Asthma Sufferers If They’re About To Have An AttackMonty Python and Stephen Hawking Just Released What Is Theoretically The Galaxy’s Greatest SingleAdidas Unveils World’s Lightest Soccer CleatDesigned With A Roll Cage, This Bicycle Can Survive A Crash With A Semi“Feel Bad About Us”: Alex Garland Talks About The Real Questions Behind “Ex Machina” And Artificial IntelligenceThese Clever Lamps Roll Up Like A Window Shade90 Years Of Hollywood Stars, Caricatured By Al HirschfeldThe Last Days Of Streit’s, New York’s Jewish Willy Wonka FactoryCan This Dysfunctional Life Coach Make You Care About Privacy Rights?Reusable Grocery Bags Make You More Likely To Buy Organic Kale–And Also Candy BarsCopenhagen Vs. New York City: A Tale Of Two Meatpacking DistrictsMusical Traffic Lights, And Other Street Projects That Made San Franciscans Look Up From Their PhonesHow Your Lies Sound When You Sneak Out Of The Office For A Job Interview – The Outtakes!How Your Lies Sound When You Sneak Out Of The Office For A Job InterviewPinterest’s Simple Secret For Getting Creative With BrandsWhat Origins Discovered When It Went After The Millennial MarketYour Between-Coachella-Weekends New Music Roundup, Featuring Mumfords, Tyler The Creator, And MoreHow A Movie Co-branding Campaign Spawned A Brand New Color: Minion YellowMeet Breakdancers From Yemen To Uganda In “Shake The Dust,” Executive Produced By NasThese Apps Are Like The Uber, Airbnb, And Nest For The 1%Six Questions To Ask Before Taking On A Business PartnerHow Typing Is Destroying Your MemoryThe Hidden Costs Of Interruptions At WorkToday Is Equal Pay Day: How Can We Finally Close The Gender Wage Gap?Why A Lot More People Are Introverts Than We ThinkWhy You Should Take A Vacation Before Starting A New JobWhy You Should Question Success Just As Much As FailureInside Wall Street’s Persistent Wage GapHow Marissa Mayer Mobilized YahooTake A Reverse Tour Of The Global Gadget Supply Chain With These Stunning PhotosLyve’s Photo-Organizing App Adds Mix, A Real-Time, Location-Based Sharing FeatureSpotify’s New Social Ads: Smart Engagement Or Twitter Spam Machine?HBO Rallied Its Game Of Thrones Troops To Catch A DragonIBM Launches Watson Health Cloud, So Your Doctor Can See Your Wearable DataThe Next Wave Of Interfaces: Touch, Plus Something ElseNow Ikea Wants To Host Your Dream Wedding, OnlinePeriscope Cracks Down On “Game of Thrones” Piracy, But It’s No Copyright Nightmare–YetSony’s GoPro-Like Camera Is So Simple, They Taught An Octopus To Use ItWatch Live: SpaceX Launches A Rocket And Tries To Land It On A Floating “Drone Ship”Report: Twitter Is Pressuring Celebs To Use Periscope Over MeerkatCell Phone-Connected Water Monitors, To See Whether Water Projects Are Really WorkingThis Airport Ditches Walkways For A Running TrackToday in Tabs: Gawkzilla va. BuzzraThe Yelp Reviews Are In For Newborn Babies And They Ain’t PrettyWatch A Baby Grow To Adulthood In 60 Mesmerizing Seconds In This Robinsons SpotDesign Flaws: Why Self-Driving Cars Are Going To Make You HurlDon’t Watch The First Trailer For “Ant-Man” If You Hate Ants, Jokes, and ExplosionsRollerblading Meets Pollock: Watch This Artist Create Gorgeous Landscapes On SkatesControl These Robotic Flowers With Your Mind“Star Wars” Imperials Take Los Angeles In An Impressive Fan-Made Effects ShowcaseThis Toothbrush Cleans Your Teeth With NanotechnologyThis Clever Platform Is Helping Waste Pickers Solve India’s Growing Trash ProblemWomen Listen To Their Inner Thoughts About Working Out In This New Female-Focused Nike AdPortland Is Getting A New Bike-Share System–One Where Locals Own The BikesThe Internet Freaks Out Over Hillary’s Campaign LogoEach Of These Radioactive Vases Is Made From The Toxic Sludge Byproduct Of Your Phone, Computer, CarHillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign Kicks Off With A Folksy Ode To “Getting Started”What Americans Think About Climate Change–It’s ComplicatedFire TV, Meet IMDb: Amazon’s TV Streamers Are Now Experts On Actors, Characters, And MusicPeek Inside The Unfinished Underworld Of New York’s SubwayThe Ultimate Human Experiment: Toxic Chemical ExposureYou Can Barely Tell That These Are Photos Of Chinese Cities, Because They’re Just Photos Of SmogThe Smartwatch Of My DreamsGraphic Designer Paula Scher: “I Figured Out Every Identity I’ve Ever Done In A Taxicab”The Golden Ratio: Design’s Biggest MythNo Internet, No Credit Cards, No Problem: How Airbnb Launched In CubaNeal Pollack’s Secrets To Cranking Out Creative Work15 Companies That Paid Zero Income Tax Last Year (Despite $23 Billion In Profits)An Important Lesson In Success And Failure From The Man Behind Mad MenMarissa Mayer on Yahoo’s 20-Year Love Affair With The Color PurpleWhat Are Matthew Weiner, Wendy Kopp, and Anna Maria Chávez Loving This Month?Refreshing Changes: Updates on Sodastream and other Most Innovative AlumniWhy Using Facebook, Google, And Twitter To Log Into Apps Is A ProblemOur Mobile, Networked World Is Ushering in a New Victorian AgeKlaus Lackner Is Pulling CO2 Out of Thin AirSparkFun Is Radioshack For The Maker CrowdHow Michele Roberts Scored a Slam Dunk For NBA PlayersOpening The (Birch)boxNASA’s Chief Scientist On The Possibility Of Finding Alien Life: “It’s Going To Be Mind-blowing”5 Reasons To Reconsider Promoting Your Top PerformersHow To Stop Micromanaging Your TeamWhy Are These 3 STEM Fields Dominated By Women?Hiring Lessons From The New England Patriots’ Head CoachHow Introverts Can Network Without Changing Their PersonalitiesWhy Tech Leaders Are Mixed On Reddit’s End To Salary NegotiationsSecrets To Instantly Get Your Confidence BackMeet The Fighter-Jet-Flying 32-Year-Old On Top Of The Payments IndustrySix Books To Help You Improve Your Negotiation SkillsHBO Now Conquers First Major Challenge With “Game Of Thrones” Season 5 Premiere