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The simple matching game has some deceptively complex mathematics behind the scenes
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Our picks deliver feminist history, folklore reimagined and an adventurous romp through awe-inspiring destinations
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Experts and kids of all ages recommend these tech toys, which inspire year-round curiosity
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<em>Atlantic</em> staff writer Frank Foer interviews Damion Thomas about athletes moving from a position of apathy to engagement
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks with the founder of the Girls Computing League about the promise of her generation
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Autodesk vice president Brian Mathews talks with the NASA science communicator about the search for life on other planets and why it’s important
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Latina American writer Gabby Rivera interviews the co-founder of Global Air Media about giving students access to the technology
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Most researchers use the UN's Human Development Index to measure each country's progress, but that system has flaws. A new index aims to do it better
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D.C. chef Erik Bruner-Yang interviews Jill-of-all-trades Kaitlyn Hova about her plan to infuse STEM education with open source, 3-D printable instruments
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A new Stanford-designed technology pairs Google Glass with a face-identifying AI app that tells wearers what emotions they're seeing
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A Seattle museum keeps its vintage computers in working order, so that visitors can experience the evolution of the machine
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The publication gave rise to a new community of environmental thinkers, where hippies and technophiles found common ground
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In this professor's class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting
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Painstaking imaging of cultural heritage sites worldwide has the potential to usher in a new era of participatory preservation efforts
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Some researchers believe it could help predict student violence. Others worry about unintended consequences
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Eager space tourists can now visit sunny Kepler-186f, a moon of Kepler-16b or the Earth-like TRAPPIST-1e virtually
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A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create maps—an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis
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As the first annual World Bee Day looms, insect and garden lovers are abuzz with excitement
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After writing a groundbreaking math textbook, Maria Agnesi quit math for good
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ELIA Frames may serve some blind readers better than braille, but the new system has its skeptics
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