While the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has allowed for an innovative new approach to online transactions, it’s also emboldened criminals to develop creative new ways to skirt the law.
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“A single ray of light from a distant star falling upon the eye of a tyrant in bygone times may have altered the course of his life, may have changed the destiny of nations, may have transformed the surface of the globe, so intricate, so inconceivably complex are the processes in Nature.” — Nikola Tesla, 1893
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A new social media service designed by a Mumbai teenager promises to allow users to “hear the world speak.”
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Hollywood producer Brian Grazer extols the many benefits of satiating curiosity by meeting extraordinary people and learning what makes them extraordinary.
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What does the art of Andy Warhol tell us about the nature of boredom and the ways we try to escape (and enjoy) it?
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Too many people continue to die in hospitals, often in pain and hooked up to machines, when they’d much prefer to die at home in peace surrounded by family and friends. Dr. Angelo Volandes’ new book helps guide families to understanding end-of-life scenarios and to take control over their fates.
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The innovative design of a Tokyo kindergarten fosters physical activity, learning, play, autonomy, and the feeling of community.
Millennials are the first American generation who have not been taught how to use tools and that could have a negative effect on the country’s trade industries.
Carter said he was “surprisingly at ease” when he received his diagnosis. Perhaps part of that serenity comes from the knowledge of the good works he has done in his life.
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Travel around the world in half an hour, with time to spare for an ice cream.
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Researchers advanced the fields of social science by working together and peer reviewing the evidence. Couldn’t the same benefits be attained by treating religion in the same manner?