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Have the Rich Become “Super Citizens”? » Modern philanthropy was born in the early 20th century, with the birth of the Russell Sage Foundation. In 1907, the foundation was founded… more ›
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Google Material Design Lead shares origin story of the company’s design vision » Rich Fulcher is the head of Material Design UX and Engineering at Google. In our fourteenth episode,… more ›
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Google eliminates Android update roadblock with new framework » After Google publishes the open-source code for the latest release, chip manufacturers have to modify the script for their hardware. They… more ›
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How ‘The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám’ inspired Victorian hedonists » How did a 400-line poem based on the writings of a Persian sage and advocating seize-the-day hedonism achieve widespread popularity… more ›
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Behind China’s $1 Trillion Plan to Shake Up the Economic Order » VANG VIENG, Laos — Along the jungle-covered mountains of Laos, squads of Chinese engineers are drilling hundreds of… more ›
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‘Brexit’ Imperils London’s Claim as Banker to the Planet » LONDON — From a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, the once-bustling cluster of docks transformed into a global banking center, traders… more ›
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Seeing with Your Tongue » The climbers at Earth Treks gym, in Golden, Colorado, were warming up: stretching, strapping themselves into harnesses, and chalking their hands as they prepared to… more ›
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Is Your City Being Sold Off to Global Elites? » “See the little pair of shoes?” Kerry Starchuk brings her minivan to a halt before a sprawling manse with antebellum… more ›
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The Threat » The fascinating thing about doing research in information security is that over the past thirty years it has been a rapidly expanding field. more ›
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inside the inner circle of europe’s old-world elite » It’s been almost two weeks since Theresa May triggered Article 50, sending the UK hurtling towards a cliff edge and leading many… more ›