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Arts

Construct Your Future

Kal Cobalt

Superstruct, the world's first massive multiplayer online forecasting game has launched.  Your mission: imagine the world in 2019. (more)

Arts

Game On

Kal Cobalt

Gamevolution is a new underground phenomenon that fosters viral social commentary through video games. (more)

Psyche

October Surprise

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According to profesional medium Blossom Goodchild, the alien beings known as the Federation of Light plan a high-profile visit to Earth on October 14. Should we mark our calendars? (more)

Commons

Rage Against The RNC

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When police shut down the PA system at Rage Against The Machine's anti-RNC concert, old-fashioned protesting in the form of pithy speeches and crowd sing-alongs took over. (more)

Commons

Lending a Hand

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If you've ever wished you could loan a few bucks to the owner of a general store in Benin or help a woman in Tajikistan purchase a computer for her children's education, Kiva is for you.
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Life

Are You Your Own Bully?

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[Gender Evolution] • Is it possible to fear societal backlash so much that you damage yourself in the process? When we talk about feeling discriminated against, how much of the feeling do we perpetrate upon ourselves? (more)

Psyche

Squaring the Circle

Kal Cobalt

The "squared" Wayland Smithy crop formation seems to contain Mayan calendar references and even a nod to Quetzalcoatl. (more)

Eco

Dumping Driving

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Across the nation, hundreds of participants in Zipcar's Low Car Diet Challenge are giving up their personal cars for a month.  Find out what car-free living is like. (more)

Psyche

Planets In The Fields

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A new crop formation at Avebury Manor appears to represent our solar system during the 2012 winter solstice? (more)

Psyche

Crop Circle Season Begins

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The 2008 crop circle season is off to a suprising start with the discovery of what many call "the most complex crop circle ever found." (more)

Tech

Horse-Powered Buggy

Kal Cobalt

The Naturmobil literally puts the cart before the horse in a modern twist to equine travel. (more)

Commons

After America

Kal Cobalt

In his new book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria argues that we are entering a world not defined by the decline of America, but rather by the rise of everyone else. (more)

Psyche

RoboSex

Kal Cobalt

With the advent of new technologies, author Mac Tonnies questions whether sex for "posthumans" will become the latest upgraded experience or an outdated relic?

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Eco

Space Junk

Kal Cobalt

If you think our landfills are full, check out the startling new images of space debris floating around our planet.

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Tech

Artificial Evolution

Kal Cobalt

According to robotics pioneer Hans Moravec, the evolution of artificial intelligence closely mirrors that of biological intelligence -- only at a much faster rate. (more)

Life

Mirror Mind

Kal Cobalt

Mirror therapy, a startlingly effective new treatment for phantom limb pain, is raising questions about the workings of the mind. (more)

8,000 Drums

Kal Cobalt

On March 21, participate in the global Ceremony of 8,000 Sacred Drums which seeks to honor Mayan prophecy.(more)

Life

Mush to a Different Drummer

Kal Cobalt

Human dogsled teams entertain Portland, Oregon on a rainy day – and illuminate an important lesson about living cheek-to-jowl with those on different paths.(more)

Life

Color Culture

Kal Cobalt

According to a new study, language determines how we perceive color. (more)

Tech

Power Pacing

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Researchers have developed a device that generates energy from the simple act of walking.(more)

Tech

Mind Over Computer

Kal Cobalt

Emotiv's neuro-headset lets you command a computer solely with the power of your mind. (more)

Life

Rock, Paper, Enlightenment

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Looking for a little more Zen in your life? Try switching from Rock Paper Scissors to Moon Fish Ocean.(more)

Eco

Print Power

Kal Cobalt

Free to download and simple to use, GreenPrint offers an easy way to suppress unnecessary pages and graphics when printing. (Windows only)
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Commons

Village Video

Kal Cobalt

The online collaborative platform Kaltura allows users to co-create original video and enjoy the world's largest collection of legally remixable media. (more)

Arts

Goodbye, Genre

Kal Cobalt

Old categories for media are falling to the wayside as audience taste broadens and the borders between genres blur. We also lose our group identities in the process. Is that a triumph or tragedy? (more)

Psyche

Sterling State

Kal Cobalt

Visionary futurist and science fiction author Bruce Sterling presents his annual State of the World discussion online. (more)

Arts

Go Fish

Kal Cobalt

David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish addresses creativity, meditation, and the human condition. (more)

Psyche

Drones and Universes

Kal Cobalt

Close encounter author Whitley Strieber relates an experience of gut feelings, multiple realities, and a drone sighting.(more)

Psyche

Psychoactive Nonprofit

Kal Cobalt

After twelve years online, Erowid, the prominent information vault for psychoactives, is finally being granted nonprofit status.

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Arts

Nights of Noise

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Across the globe, Phil Kline's Unsilent Nights challenge conformity and blur the line between music and noise. (more)