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Just in Time for Black Friday, San Francisco Passed the First Ever Retail Worker Bill of Rights
San Francisco’s retail staff will have more stable hours and the possibility to work overtime
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A Dutch Actress Is Journeying to the South Pole on a Tractor
She pays tribute to great polar expeditions of the past and carries the dreams of thousands with her
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A Simple Way to Reduce Car Crashes: Start the High School Day Later
A later roll-call time for teens also means improved health, mood, and grades
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One Idea to Get to Mars: Fill the Walls of a Spaceship With Water
The insulation from radiation would also be drinkable
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How to Fold a World Record-Setting Paper Airplane
The secret lies in the design, but having a football quarterback on hand to throw the plane might help you break records
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Now a Person Can Scramble Up a Wall Just Like a Gecko
Or use the same material to catch wayward space trash
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This Company Is Crowdfunding a Mission to the Moon
Your reward: a spot in a digital time capsule buried beneath the lunar surface
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Outfitting Football Helmets With Magnets Could Reduce Concussions
Strong magnets can repel at least 300 lbs of force, preventing heads from colliding
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How to Heat Your House With a Cloud Computer Server
A German company is installing servers in homes and offices to recycle heat
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How to Live With Hallucinatory “Voices” Without Drugs
A European-centered movement is trying to change the perception that hearing voices is bad
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Look How 30 Years of Automation Changed How Crayons Are Made
“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” showed how people made crayons. Today, crayon-making is a robot’s job
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Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up
It’s all about setting up psychological tripping blocks
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DARPA Wants Flying Drone Carriers
Retrofitting big bombers into drone carriers could make Cold War tech more useful for modern warfare
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Virgin Galactic’s Aggressive Plan to Get Back in the Air
The company hopes to resume flying with a new ship by summer 2015
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Just Crashed in California
The private spaceflight company was testing a new fuel for their experimental spaceship
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Google Is Working on a Pill That Can Figure Out What Ails You
Microscopic particles will spy on the cells of your body and look for any disease, including cancer
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The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang
The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist
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How the Gates Foundation Is Making Cassava the Next Corn
Sophisticated plant breeding techniques (but no GMOs) and lots of money are aimed at improving this staple crop of the tropics
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Finally, a Working (Though Limited) Hoverboard!
If you have a huge aluminum or copper sheet, this hoverboad looks pretty fun
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