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8 Of Google’s Craziest Offices
Fast Company - By Carey Dunne
Google is known for its zany office designs, from stroopwafel ceilings to slides to scooters. And you thought your office’s foosball table was cool. While most of us 9-to-5ers hunch over in boxy, fluorescent-lit
How It Works: The Inner Earth
Popular Science - By Valerie Ross
Know your planet! Plate tectonics—the theory that explains the sinking, spreading, and slip-sliding of big chunks of Earth’s surface—is a bedrock of geology. But it can’t explain what happens to plates
A Mars Mission for Budget Travelers
National Geographic - Marc Kaufman
Twenty years and $100 billion could get us there, panel says. 4 Minute Read Sending astronauts to Mars could be done at a small fraction of the cost of developing and flying the F-35 fighter jet, according
The Invention Of The Solar Cell
Popular Science - By John Perlin
60 years ago this week, the modern solar cell came into being. Here's how. The great Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell wrote in 1874 to a colleague: “I saw conductivity of Selenium as affected by
10 Contemporary Photographers Who Are Pushing The Boundaries Of Their Medium
HuffPost - Priscilla Frank
Photography is everywhere, with diluted and dispersed forms of the art medium popping up at your family reunions, your museum visits and your attempts to brunch in peace. Yet regardless of the form's a
Stick-On Circuit Could Put Your Phone On Your Finger For Pocket Change
Fast Company - By Mark Wilson
Stand aside wristbands. The latest wave of stick-on circuits could make cheap, flexible electronics mainstream. About a year ago, University of Illinois researcher John Rogers revealed a pretty amazing
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Rare Beatles Pictures
Rolling Stone
The Beatles The Beatles arrive at Union Station in Washington, D.C., February 11, 1964. John Lennon John Lennon in Washington, D.C., February 11, …
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Google’s Chromecast finally comes to Canada
The Globe and Mail - Michael Oliveira
Canadian Netflix and YouTube users looking for a cheap and easy way to stream content on their big screen TVs will finally be able to buy Google's Chromecast device starting on Wednesday. Originally launched
San Jose Sharks Bring Fan to Tears After Fulfilling His Lifelong Dream
Bleacher Report - Kenny Dorset
It doesn't get much better than this. Sam Tageson, a lifelong San Jose Sharks fan, was able to fulfill his dream Tuesday, as he signed a one-day contract with the team. The 17-year-old practiced with team
Big Bang's "Smoking Gun" Confirms Early Universe's Exponential Growth
National Geographic - Dan Vergano
Observations confirm "inflation" of early universe to cosmological sizes in early instant. 4 Minute Read Surprisingly strong gravitational waves rippled through the fiery aftermath of the Big Bang, astronomers
Big Pic: The World's Largest Solar Power Tower Field
Popular Science - By Francie Diep
Shining in the desert The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating system is the largest solar plant of its kind in the world. By "its kind," we mean a solar power tower system, which uses an array of mirrors
Winner announced in our Google Chromecast Contest
mobilesyrup.com - By Ian Hardy@inkblotca Mar 19, 2014 8:24 PM EST2014-03-19EST20:24:16-05:002014-04-02EST20:41:41-05:00 113 comments
Update: This contest is now over. We are happy to announce that Damon Rose has taken home all the Chromecast brings. NO worries if this isn’t you as …
Los Angeles subway dig finds prehistoric objects
cbc.ca - The Associated Press ·
An exploratory subway shaft dug just down the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils in the land …
Democrats seek ways to limit Obamacare fallout after Florida defeat http://t.co/jv5HgZyXQf
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Rough diamond hints at vast quantities of water inside Earth
The Guardian
A small, battered diamond found in the gravel strewn along a shallow riverbed in Brazil has provided evidence of a vast "wet zone" deep inside the Earth that could hold as much water as all the world's
Do Small Satellites Make For More Space Junk?
Popular Science - By Francie Diep
It depends on how they're deployed. Over the past 15 years, we've been sprinkling space with eensy satellites. Universities, startups and national space programs have all launched fit-in-your-hand satellites
Big Pic: A Hypergiant Star And Its Clingy Companion
Popular Science - By Francie Diep
This enormous star is a million times brighter than the sun. The astronomer who discovered the size of this star says it's shaped like a peanut, but we disagree; that one "lobe" is much too large. Perhaps
Deep Earth has oceans' worth of water, $10 diamond reveals
cbc.ca - Emily Chung
A dirty, $10 diamond with a prize inside has helped reveal that there are vast quantities of water stored deep inside the Earth. The diamond formed in …
A new Facebook group called "Creature Sightings" that mocks Calgary street people has drawn the attention of the city's Members
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8 Of Google’s Craziest Offices

How It Works: The Inner Earth

A Mars Mission for Budget Travelers

The Invention Of The Solar Cell

10 Contemporary Photographers Who Are Pushing The Boundaries Of Their Medium

Stick-On Circuit Could Put Your Phone On Your Finger For Pocket Change

Rare Beatles Pictures

Google’s Chromecast finally comes to Canada

San Jose Sharks Bring Fan to Tears After Fulfilling His Lifelong Dream

Big Bang's "Smoking Gun" Confirms Early Universe's Exponential Growth

Big Pic: The World's Largest Solar Power Tower Field

Winner announced in our Google Chromecast Contest

Los Angeles subway dig finds prehistoric objects

Democrats seek ways to limit Obamacare fallout after Florida defeat http://t.co/jv5HgZyXQf

Rough diamond hints at vast quantities of water inside Earth

Do Small Satellites Make For More Space Junk?

Big Pic: A Hypergiant Star And Its Clingy Companion

Deep Earth has oceans' worth of water, $10 diamond reveals

A new Facebook group called "Creature Sightings" that mocks Calgary street people has drawn the attention of the city's Members