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Tuesday, March 12
These “Farmscrapers” Are Entire Cities In Crazy, Wobbly Looking Towers

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These “Farmscrapers” Are Entire Cities In Crazy, Wobbly Looking Towers

Architect Vincent Callebaut’s "Asian Cairn" project imagines a future where we house residences, offices, and even entire food systems in gorgeous, stacked skyscrapers.

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A Way To Fully Connect Yourself With The Local Political Process

A Way To Fully Connect Yourself With The Local Political Process

All politics is local, but it’s hard to find out what’s happening on the state level around the country, which is where the real governing is done. The Sunlight Foundation’s Open States gives you an insight into state legislatures around the country.

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This Plastic Is Made From Trees

This Plastic Is Made From Trees

We’re all used to plastic made from corn, but a new source for biodegradable plastics (and plastics not made from fossil fuels) might be tree sap.

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This Breathalyzer Will Tell You If You’re Stressed

This Breathalyzer Will Tell You If You’re Stressed

A simple empirical test for stress could be a huge boon for medical diagnosis. Breathing into this device may just do it.

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Why Greenpeace Is More Confrontational Than The Sierra Club

Why Greenpeace Is More Confrontational Than The Sierra Club

Where organizations come from and where they are based tends to change how they protest, and Americans are more meek and mild.

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Making Your Own Rockets Now Easier Than Rocket Science

Making Your Own Rockets Now Easier Than Rocket Science

DIYRockets is a new project to help you 3-D print your own rocket engine.

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Building A Cell Phone That Doesn’t Kill People

Building A Cell Phone That Doesn’t Kill People

The FairPhone is made with fairly mined minerals, built under good labor conditions, and is entirely recyclable--all things your current phone probably isn’t.

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Solar Roads, Charging Roads, And The Future Of Transportation

Solar Roads, Charging Roads, And The Future Of Transportation

Written by: Glen Hiemstra

Everyone might want super fast trains or driverless cars, but the real innovations in transportation are going to involve infrastructure. Meet the road of the future.

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The 5 Most Generous On Wall Street
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The 5 Most Generous On Wall Street

Written by: Alexander Stein IMAGE: Hexagons via Shutterstock

As part of our series on generosity in business, we’re looking at some of the financial wizards who are using their skills and assets to give back to society in the most impressive and inspiring ways.

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