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  40 more maps that explain the world

  The Washington Post - Max Fisher

  Maps seemed to be everywhere in 2013, a trend I like to think we encouraged along with August's 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. You might consider this, then, a collection …

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  3 scientists just won the Nobel Prize for discovering how body clocks are regulated — here's why that's such a big deal

  Business Insider - Kevin Loria

  • Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm."• Your circadian rhythm, known as your internal body clock, helps regulate when you feel awake or asleep — and …

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  Google submits plans for 1m sq ft 'landscraper' London headquarters

  The Guardian - Alex Hern

  Construction on building that is longer than the Shard is tall set to begin in King’s Cross in 2018 Google has officially submitted plans for its new 92,000-square metre “landscraper” London headquarters, with the intention of beginning construction on the building in 2018. Designed by Bjarke Ingels …

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  Forward Labs' new solar roof is 33% cheaper than Tesla's - and it can be installed in half the time

  inhabitat - by Kristine Lofgren

  Tesla gets all the attention lately when it comes to solar roofs, but start-up Forward Labs has been hammering away at their own solar roof …

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  This tiny Lego Macintosh is the beautiful lovechild of a Raspberry Pi and e-paper display

  The Verge

  Building Apple’s original Macintosh computer out of Lego isn’t exactly a new feat on the internet, with numerous versions of the famous computer floating around online (including this one from Chris McVeigh, featuring both accurate hardware internals and comprehensive instructions is probably the …