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How I Taught Steve Jobs To Put Design First
Hartmut Esslinger founder of frog and creator of Apple's Snow White design language recounts convincing Jobs to empower designers.
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Isaac Asimov Predicts in 1964 What the World Will Look Like Today — in 2014
When New York City hosted The World's Fair in 1964, Isaac Asimov, the prolific sci-fi author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, took the opportunity to wonder what the world would look like 50 years hence...
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Advanced Imaging Reveals a Computer 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time
X-rays and advanced photography have uncovered the true complexity of the mysterious Antikythera mechanism, a device so astonishing that its discovery is like finding a functional Buick in medieval Europe.
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For Prostitutes Jailed in China, Forced Labor With No Recourse
Bathed in the fluorescent pink light that signaled she was ready for business, the woman rattled off the occupational hazards of working as a prostitute in China: abusive clients, the specter of H.I.V. and the scathing glares of neighbors that tear at her soul.
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Remarkable Untouched 1942 Apartment Discovered In Paris
It was a discovery that captured the imagination of Paris, an untouched piece of its history, nestled deep within today's bustling and brightly lit city streets. 3 years ago a Parisian apartment lo...
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The Decaying Ruins of the Most Haunted Island on Earth
With its greenery and crumbling ruins, the small island of Poveglia in the Venetian Lagoon seems a pleasant enough place.
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The "Known World" from 2348 B.C. to A.D. 1828, in the Form of a Single GIF
Englishman Edward Quin’s 1830 atlas, Historical Atlas in a Series of Maps of the World as Known at Different Periods, with an Historical Narrative, featured 21 plates that visually depicted what Quin called “the world as known at different periods.” Dramatic clouds cover the “unknown,” rolling back slowly as time moves on.
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20 Things That Affirm Led Zeppelin Is The Greatest Band To Ever Exist
There’s hardly anything in history that can touch the epic accomplishments of this fearsome foursome.
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World War II Somehow Claims Another Casualty
A German construction worker was killed Friday by an unexploded bomb. Some 70 years after the war's end, the bombs are still an everyday threat.
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California man claims half of $648 million Mega Millions jackpot
It apparently took him a few days to realize it, but California resident Steve Tran is one of the two winners of the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history, lottery officials said Friday.
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The Best Print Ads From 60 years of Playboy Magazine
A look back at 60 years of Playboy Magazine's ads, uncovering exactly how things have changed for the better. Read more on Playboy.com
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Kes (1969) Film Review - Ken Loach
Check out the review for director Ken Loach's 1969 classic British drama, Kes, about a boy and his Kestrel, starring David Bradley as Billy Casper
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The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence
Recognizing the power of emotions, another one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century spent years studying the emotional effects of his body language. Practicing his hand gestures and analyzing images of his movements allowed him to become “an absolutely spellbinding public speaker,” says the historian Roger Moorhouse—“it was something he worked very hard on.” His name was Adolf Hitler.
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Lessons of the Great War
An eminent scholar compares the world today with the one that was shattered in 1914
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Edward Snowden Evolved From Gaming Geek to Conscientious Whistleblower
The year 2003 was the last that 18-year-old Edward Snowden lived a normal life. Snowden, a computer gaming jock and fan of Japanese animation, was about to enter a decade-long journey deep inside the "black ops" secret spy world of the Central Intelligence Agency [CIA], the Defense Intelligence Agency [DIA] and the National Security Agency [NSA].
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Head of terrorist group behind 2010 Japanese tanker bombing ID'd
DNA tests confirmed that a man in government custody is the alleged leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that has conducted attacks across the Middle East — including a 2010 bombing of a Japanese oil tanker in the Persian Gulf — before shifting its focus to Syria’s civil war, Lebanese authorities said Friday.
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Why Ending Malaria May Be More About Backhoes Than Bed Nets
Wiping out malaria is a top goal for many leaders in global health. Fewer people are dying now from the mosquito-borne disease than at any other time in history. "And there's a very, very strong belief now that malaria can be eliminated," says Joy Phumaphi, who chairs the African Leaders Malaria Alliance. But when you look at the overall numbers on malaria, eradication almost seems like a pipe dream.
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Gorby versus Thatcher: How the USSR charmed Britain's Iron Lady
Britain shed light on Mikhail Gorbachev's audacious bid to save the ailing Soviet Union on Friday, publishing previously secret documents showing his attempt to forge better ties with
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The Cold War: A landmark documentary series
The struggle between communism and capitalism defined the second half of the 20th Century. The Cold War pitted east against west, pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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Why China can’t take over the world
China’s awe-inspiring rise is often framed as the return to a historical norm. A common belief is that for most of the last 5,000 years, China was the world’s center of wealth, culture, technology, and power. The 19th and 20th centuries, we are told, were a brief aberration, and China is now simply retaking its rightful place as the world’s preeminent nation. This trope gives China a certain air of inevitability.
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