June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Tools

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When It Comes to Fighting Climate Change, We Need All the Tools in Our Tool Belt to Win

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 05.01.2013 | Green

Read More: Tea Party, Tools, Congress, Earth Day, Carbon Pollution, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Climate Change, Fuel Economy Standards, Green News

The passing of another Earth Day seems to have some pundits waxing nostalgic. One such pundit, Nicholas Lemann of the New Yorker, wrote a glowing piec...

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Documenting a Life in the Woods

Mary J. Loftus | Posted 06.15.2013 | Green

Read More: Hermit, Tools, Self-Sustaining, Thoreau, Yurt, Anthropology, Documentary Film, Ethnography, Forests, Green News

Ever wonder what it would be like to live deep in a forest for 50 years? Me either. But that's exactly what Harvard graduate Bill Coperthwaite has done, living a self-sustaining life in a three-story yurt in the Maine woods for more than five decades, attracting a near-cult status and fan following.

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Hottest Summer Kitchen Gadgets

The Daily Meal | Posted 09.15.2012 | Taste

Read More: French Fries, Gadgets, Tools, Summer, Cooking, Kitchen, Baking, Products, Frying, Slidepollajax, Food, Taste News

While the heat rises and our culinary juices start to flow, now is a better time than ever to stock up on some of the latest and hottest kitchen gadgets.

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Intensive Geometry

Carla Leitao | Posted 06.18.2012 | Arts

Read More: Bentley, Fabrication, Energy, Smartgeometry, Script, Modeling, Tools, Rpi, Material Intensities, Parameter, Design, Architecture, Art and Science, Matter, Computation, Slidefreestyle, Arts News

Few would disagree the bare bone common language of design disciplines is Geometry -- a system to help measure, before being tainted by dimension, dis...

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Scientists Discover Fascinating Human-Like Trait In Chimps

Posted 02.09.2012 | Science

Read More: Video, Chimps, Tools, Chimpanzee Experiment, Unique Human Traits, Altruism, Animal Behavior, Psychology, Chimpanzees, Theory of Mind, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 02/06/2012 03:06 PM EST on LiveScience Chimps know what tools others need to get work done ...

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The Role of Mobile Apps in the Fight Against Intimate Partner Violence

Becky Lee | Posted 10.24.2011 | Impact

Read More: College Students, Dating Violence, Education, Tools, Technology, College, Phone App, Domestic Violence, Impact News

We need to use technological resources to educate young people about intimate partner violence, especially as dating violence continues to be a big problem among college students.

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Tim Leatherman, Leatherman Multi-Tools: My First Million

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Darren Dahl | Posted 08.11.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Home Improvement, Tools, Swiss Army Knife, Success Stories, My First Million, Knives, Inventions, Tim Leatherman, Leatherman, Small Business News

While there are many knives on the market, most lack a key component: pliers. That's why Tim Leatherman's invention, which features pliers through its...

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Watch: Is This Fish Using Tools?

Posted 09.11.2011 | Weird News

Read More: Animal Intelligence, Aquatic Life, Fish Using Tools, Video, Tools, Weird News, Fish, Nature, Animals, Ocean, Weird News News

A professional diver has captured what are believed to be the first pictures of a wild fish using a tool. The picture shows a foot-long blackspot ...

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The Most Important Discoveries In The History Of Food

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Slidepollajax, Home Cooking, Food, Tools, Kitchen Tools, Cooking, Kitchen, Lists, History, Food History, Culture, Home News

"I simply couldn't cook without my..." Cast-iron frying pan? Ginsu knives? Immersion blender? Mickey Mouse Waffle Maker? Everybody who prepares food...

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How Internet Tools Emphasize Our Priorities

Dyane Jean François | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Sherry Turkle, Twitter, Tools, Online, Digital, Adam-Gopnik, Technology, Clay Shirky, Technology News

To say that the internet turns people into loners would be slander against this passive technology.

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British Health Officials Blame Facebook for Syphilis Surge

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Google, Tools, Currency, Shelley, Digital, Synonym, Shelly, Tilde, Calculator, Converter, Palmer, Life, Media News

The sexually transmitted disease has flourished recently in the British towns of Teesside, Durham and Sunderland, with one official noting that Facebook made "it easier for people to meet for casual sex."

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Our Real Health Care Goals

Erik Rothenberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Standard, Tools of Change, Life Cycle Analysis, Tools, Values, Green, Standards, Sustainability, Business Intelligence, Healthcare, Healthy Living News

Instead of looking for consensus on already politically programmed talking points, we could instead identify a high level goal that would be easy for everyone to agree upon -- "Universal Well Being for all Americans."

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Tips From Real, Live, Breathing, Non-Professional People on Dealing With Stress

Liz Spikol | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Stress, Blogs, Depression, Tools, Tips, Animals, Advice, Dogs, Happiness, Yoga, Catharsis, Spikol, Socks, Exercise, Crisis, Anxiety, Relaxation, Sleep, Healthy Living News

Those of us who suffer from mental illness often seek advice on how to make it through each day. No matter how fabulous your meds are, it's still going to be rocky now and then.

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