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Goodbye CAPTCHA: Just Click a Box to Prove You’re Not a Robot
Google is getting rid of spam bots and annoying squiggly text at the same time
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A Worm’s Gut Could Help Dispose of Plastic Trash
Microbes found in the guts of waxworms like to feast on polyethylene
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The Fracking Boom Could Burn Out Decades Before It’s Supposed To
Overenthusiastic shale gas estimates may be setting the world up for a fracking crash
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MIT Is Giving Its Students Bitcoin
Researchers interested in studying how people use Bitcoin are handing out $100 worth of the currency to whoever wants it
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The White House Is Going Digital With Its Holiday Decorations
Robot dogs, an interactive holiday card and crowd-sourced light shows are a few of the new additions
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Girl Scouts Can Now Sell Cookies Online
But you’ll still need to interact with a real, live Girl Scout to gain digital access to their cookies
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There’s an Airbnb for Fields in England
In the U.K., you can rent a field for weddings, concerts, sports matches or simply your own enjoyment
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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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