Some people say they can read more than a thousand words per minute. But are they really understanding all that?
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Big Question: Is Speed Reading Actually Possible?
Think Like a Tree: A New Kind of Eco-Friendly Concrete Inspired by Coral
Coral does a great job of sequestering carbon dioxide. One company is capitalizing on that to make concrete.
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An Academic Journal About Leisure Exists, and It’s Amazing
Peruse at your leisure.
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An Academic Journal About Leisure Exists, and It’s Amazing
Peruse at your leisure.
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Space Photos of the Week: A Galaxy That’s a Bit Outta Whack
Space photos of the week, September 30–August 5.
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A Life in Games: The Playful Genius of John Conway
This adaptation from the biography Genius at Play shows how serious advances such as the surreal numbers can spring out of fun and games.
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The Physics of How That Star Wars BB-8 Toy Works
Sphero has a toy version of the BB-8 droid from Star Wars VII. How does it work? Magnets?
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Where to Find Out What’s Inside Anything
What goes into the dozens of products you use every day? Here are the places that can tell you.
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Curious Case of the Elusive, Slimy Nautilus
It's called the crusty nautilus. Not because it’s brittle or irritable or anything, it’s just encrusted with a layer of slime.
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Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In
Silicon Valley is adapting to a new class of medical startups. The story of how Cofactor Genomics is adapting right back.
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