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Will coffee soon be a thing of the past?
Enjoy your morning coffee -- it's not going to last.
14 | November 9, 2012 5:37am |
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How is Europe faring in innovation?
The Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2012 ranks 190 territories based on how innovation is growing.
1 | November 9, 2012 5:08am |
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In a natural disaster, eat your iPhone case
Japan has developed a new way to give smartphone users emergency rations in a natural disaster -- by creating edible iPhone cases.
November 9, 2012 4:48am |
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Books | Fair Enough
A review of Against Fairness by Stephen T. Asma
2 | November 9, 2012 4:20am |
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Q&A;: The rebirth of the Occupy movement
With little media coverage over the last year, the Occupy movement's immediate response to Hurricane Sandy came as a surprise to many. Is this the movement's defining moment?
4 | November 9, 2012 3:30am |
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Green commuting: In London, swim to work
Canals hauled goods around Britain in the Industrial Age. Clean them up, and they could could once again transport raw materials: humans for the knowledge economy. Self-propelled humans, that is.
2 | November 9, 2012 3:24am |
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In France, government could pay for citizens to sweat
PARIS -- Debate begins over whether or not social security should pay for exercise programs in hopes of fighting preventable diseases in France.
1 | November 9, 2012 3:00am |
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The Morning Briefing: Crowdfunding and causes
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about how crowdfunding can help promote causes.
November 9, 2012 12:50am |
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Superhuman Workplace: will enhancements be standard?
Pilots with retinal implants. Surgeons on stimulants. Enhancements are being used increasingly by healthy people. But with the potential to boost productivity, comes ethical dilemmas.
November 8, 2012 9:49pm |
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Can 3D printing benefit resource-challenged communities?
Sure, 3D printing is all the rage among Maker Movement hipsters. But can the tech help provide cheap, needed goods in economically challenged areas?
2 | November 8, 2012 7:32pm |
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Why pot's election wins won't give the industry a boost
Marijuana is now legal in two states. Will the pot industry explode?
1 | November 8, 2012 5:27pm |
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Korea plans gigantic $270 billion 'tourism city'
Korea wants to spend big to attract the super rich.
1 | November 8, 2012 2:32pm |
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Pay for your Starbucks latte with Square Wallet
Starbucks Coffee Co. began accepting a mobile payment app from Square today at about 7,000 U.S. stores, three months after the San Francisco startup landed the game-changing deal.
November 8, 2012 1:03pm |
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Silicon Valley's new green trend: bees
San Francisco-area companies are bolstering their green image (and honey supply) with beehives.
November 8, 2012 10:13am |
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Half of all employees are continuously job hunting: survey
Survey of 170,000 employees across the globe finds most regard job-hopping as essential to career advancement.
1 | November 8, 2012 9:29am |
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Bike accidents hurt: A graphic account of a champ's wreck
Tour de France and Olympic victor Bradley Wiggins smacked into a car yesterday. Ouch. Read the gruesome eyewitness report. Strangely, his coach crashed hours later. Bicycle safety please!
November 8, 2012 9:24am |
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Q&A;: Robert Ivy, CEO, the American Institute of Architects
Robert Ivy, CEO of the American Institute of Architects, says architects are focusing more on public health and resilience -- and interdisciplinary collaboration.
November 8, 2012 8:34am |
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Amazon brings algorithms to U.S. wine retail
The online retailer muscles into the market with a new section dedicated to the stuff. How will algorithms impact the industry?
November 8, 2012 8:17am |
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Starbucks tests wireless charging in Boston
Starbucks wants to make it easier to charge your devices.
November 8, 2012 6:50am |
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For the well-heeled, the rise of the 'sharing economy'
The American dream isn't necessarily about owning nice things anymore. Sometimes it's about accessing them, as part of the sharing economy.
13 | November 8, 2012 5:47am |