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Laser-show bike helmet looks awesome, might actually make you safer
If your first thought when looking at this LED-encrusted bike helmet is “I bet that would make an awesome personal light show for when I shred on my guitar in my bedroom,” you’re not alone. The actual goal of the LumaHelm, though, is to make bikers safer through improved signaling. The entire helmet is armored […]
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Visualize a shorter commute — or a better job
Seeing how our cities facilitate the commute to work reveals a lot about the benefit of investing in infrastructure.
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Crowd control: 7 billion people. One last chance to save the planet
Renowned biologist Paul Ehrlich talks about the population problem, the “gibbering idiots” who think he’s wrong, and why we’re incapable of coping with slow-rolling environmental catastrophes.
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Would you eat lab-grown meat?
What if you could eat meat without causing animals to suffer? Take our survey.
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Coal plants are the VHS tapes of the energy production flea market
In the sense that no one wants them.
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No, genetically modified grass isn’t killing cows with cyanide
A more likely (if unproven) culprit: the drought in Texas.
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Cities sell ad space on potholes, hydrants, and fire trucks
Well, this is dystopian: Faced with a cash shortage, some cities are opening up ad space on public services like fire hydrants, manhole covers, subway turnstiles, and fire trucks. On the one hand, that revenue means that the cities can continue providing services to advertise on. On the other hand, tell me this photo of […]
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Congress’ flood insurance plans could actually pass despite being sensible and realistic
Not that we are getting ahead of ourselves.
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Bogota’s miniature public libraries will make you want to move to Colombia
Reading fans in Colombia, especially the capital city of Bogota, never need to worry about being without a book on a beautiful day. There are nearly 50 of these perfect little library kiosks scattered around the city’s parks, and 100 across the country.
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Enough cheap coal: Using public lands for the public interest
Instead of auctioning federal land to coal companies, what if we used these taxpayer-owned spaces for something in the public interest -- like renewable power generation?
