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  The story behind Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories'

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 15, 2013 06:14 am + 32 comments

  Daft Punk's Random Access Memories is one of the most anticipated albums of the past few years. Continue reading…

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  Taiwan's abandoned resort town and the future that never was

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2013 04:38 am + 15 comments

  San Zhi is a futuristic resort town that never was. As Design You Trust reports, construction on the Continue reading…

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  Climate change threatens to destroy Alaskan village within four years

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2013 03:09 am + 66 comments

  The Guardian this week published a fascinating in-depth report on the village of Newtok — a remote Continue reading…

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  The high-tech world of homebrew e-cigarette designers

  By Adi Robertson on May 13, 2013 07:29 pm + 29 comments

  The FDA has yet to make a call on just how safe e-cigarettes actually are, or whether they're a Continue reading…

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  Harvard and MIT try to build a higher education in the cloud

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 13, 2013 02:57 pm + 11 comments

  Harvard and MIT are among a group of universities planning to spend tens of millions of dollars on Continue reading…

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  '2001: A Space Odyssey' explained to kids in 1960s comic

  By Amar Toor on May 13, 2013 07:12 am + 21 comments

  Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most cryptic films ever made, having spawned Continue reading…

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  Engineer argues Egyptian pyramid decay is due to centuries of expansion

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 11, 2013 03:13 am + 8 comments

  For centuries, Egypt's pyramids have been a point worldwide fascination. Scholars have long asked, Continue reading…

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  Haunting photographs capture the ruins of Tatooine

  By Adi Robertson on May 10, 2013 03:55 pm + 24 comments

  In 2010, photographer Rä di Martino found the remains of a galaxy far, far away. After finding an Continue reading…

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  Social engineering to blame in Syrian Electronic Army hijack of the Onion

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 9, 2013 06:23 pm + 14 comments

  When the Syrian Electronic Army hijacked The Onion's Twitter account earlier this week, it was tough Continue reading…

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  Why 'SimCity' has no parking lots, and other insights from the lead designer

  By Adi Robertson on May 9, 2013 02:58 pm + 46 comments

  "Our game was going to be really boring if it was proportional in terms of parking lots," SimCity l Continue reading…