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Staff Recommender: Tyler Adams, Who Can Identify Every Country From Its Amorphous BlobWatch a Supercut of Every Local News Anchor Forced To Say “Deez Nuts” This WeekSpotify’s Privacy Gaffe Was Poor Messaging, Not Bad PolicyA Fascinating Satellite View Of One Square MileUber Plans IPO, Could Go Public Within 18 MonthsHow An App And Some Coupons Can Tame Urban CongestionSimulate The Fatal Fallibility Of Drone Strikes…With A Fun Card Game!A Timeline Of The New “Star Wars” Canon Reveals All That’s Officially HappenedWatch A Fun-Loving Family Of Bears Crash A New Jersey Family’s Backyard PoolThe New Chip-Equipped Credit Cards: Safer, And (For Now) More ConfusingThis Infographic Reveals America’s Most Adulterous States, Based On The Ashley Madison LeakHalf Ive, Half Rorschach, Behold The Ferromagnetic Lava Lamp!Graava Is A Smart Action Cam For Adrenaline Junkies Who Don’t Want to Edit FootageWhen Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade And Fuel A New Toyota With ItThis Fiery Ladder Climbs Half A Kilometer Into The Night SkyTesla Is Offering Electric Car Charging Stations To Airbnb Hosts In CaliforniaGoogle X’s Life Sciences Team Will Become Its Own Company Under AlphabetA Pig Heart Survives In Baboon For 2.5 Years, Pig-To-Human Lungs May Be NextTo Design For Social Good Campaigns, Get In The Shoes Of The People You’re Trying To HelpSurrender Your Eyeballs And Embrace The Madness Of EA Sports’ “Madden: The Movie”Cut Down On Electricity Costs With Some Help From The Egyptian Sun GodAuthor Joshua Chaplinsky Puts An H.P. Lovecraft Spin On Yeezy Season With “Kanye West–Reanimator”Supermarkets In The U.K. May Soon Have To Label Food Telling You What Country Its FromRobots Are Coming to Take Your McJobsSorry, People, We’ve Already Used Up Our Entire Ecological Budget For The YearThe Adorable Tiny Dancer In This Insurance Ad Will Absolutely Make Your DayThis Short Film Is For Every New Yorker Who’s Almost Fallen In Love On The SubwayTake The Fast Company News QuizAnother Mad World For “Gears Of War,” VW Loves Punctuation: The Top 5 Ads Of The WeekWhy Tig Notaro’s HBO Special Is Unlike Any Comedy Special You’ve Ever SeenTurn Your iPhone Camera Into A Lousy VHS CamcorderFloating Above London, This Invisible Pool Lets You Swim Laps In The SkyLike A Living Cabinet Of Curiosities, This Enchanting Installation Brings Insects To LifeAn Innovative Solution To Menstrual Hygiene In Developing CountriesWould You Buy This Stackable Furniture Kit For Tiny Apartments?Why Regal’s Bag Checks Are Just Security TheaterArt Or Design?: Welcome To The Improvisational Carpentry Of Nicolás Aracena MüllerHow A Philosophy Of “Informed Creativity” Drives Design At MapTen Years After Katrina, A New Startup Sector Takes Hold In New OrleansComedy Central’s “Review” Is The Ultimate Exploration Of Work/Life Balance Extremes5 Fantastic Free Apps For Fighting ForgetfulnessMeet Moringa, The African Superfood That’s Healthier Than KaleSamurai Thor? 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WeedAs Domestic Honeybees Disappear, Growers May Turn To More Efficient Foreign BeesHow To Reset After Your Summer VacationClarks Celebrates 200 Years Of Brand History With A Collection Of Stylish Digital StoriesA Q&A With ZeShan Malik, Co-Founder of Melee MediaFun, Colorful Tableware Designed For Alzheimer’s PatientsTravel Around The World—In A Visual AlphabetTry A Connected Home Before You Buy, In Target’s Open HouseTurns Out Punctuation Actually Matters In These Clever VW Print AdsSee The Tom Cruise Jesus And Other Wax Celebs Repurposed In This Bible MuseumHow Airbnb Adapted For ChinaAn Illustrated Guide To U.K. Football, Mapped Out On The Park That Started It AllWatch Kelly Clarkson Turn Tinder Profiles Into Torch SongsIndia’s Unskilled Workers Have Nowhere To Go When The Robots Take OverIntel—Yes, Intel—Develops A Reality TV Show About MakersFozzie And Kermit Covering N.W.A. Looks Less Wrong Than You ThinkHonda’s Fun Speed-Reading Ad Banned In The U.K. For Encouraging Dangerous DrivingThis Low-Cost 3-D Printer Can Produce Human Organs And BonesThe Spy Who Ate Me: A Food Photographer Recreates James Bond’s MealsYou’re About To Turn On Your PC Just By Talking To ItYou Don’t Need A Kitty To Love This Modular Cat Cube PlaygroundLife With The Dash Button: Good Design For Amazon, Bad Design For Everyone ElseQ&A: Susan Kare On Why Pinterest Feels Like Apple In The ’80sRIP Blingee: Here Are The Best, Worst Blingees of All TimeCan You Reset After Your Summer Vacation?Why Get-Out-The-Vote Campaigns Should Start In PreschoolThese Apocalyptic Robot Army Foot Soldiers Will Be The Last Thing You See Before You’re EliminatedA New Platform Makes Parental Leave Easier On Companies, And ParentsThe Creative Team Behind “Club de Cuervos,” Netflix’s First Spanish-Language Series5 Ways The Workplace Needs To Change To Get The Most Out Of Generation ZHow Harnessing Temptations Can Cure ProcrastinationHow To End The “Office Housework” Gender BiasDiscovering The Unexpected Marriage Of Commerce And AdvocacyHow To Win The Hiring War For Data ScientistsYour Guide To Communicating With Upper ManagementIs It OK To Leave Dates Off Of My Resume?7 Habits Of Tough-Minded LeadersHackers Make Good On Threat To Reveal Stolen Ashley Madison DataThe Manning Brothers Make Unsuspecting Students Sweat For That GatoradeHarry Potter and Professor X Revive “Victor Frankenstein” For The Sci-Fi TrifectaReddit Just Hired Its First-Ever CTOWatch These Uber Rides Turn Into Rolling Dance Parties Thanks To The WeekndCompany That Blocked Wi-Fi Hotspots At Conventions Must Pay $750,000 Fine To FCCThe Founder of personal-assistant service Fancy Hands, Ted Roden, on how to know when the time is right to start a business.Your First Look At The Jon Stewart-Less “Daily Show” And Its New LogoFind Out What Colors Sound Like Through One Man’s Incredibly Rare ConditionBeleaguered American Apparel May Finally Have To Shut DownHow Your Poop–And Your Dirty Toilet Water–Could Help Fight Climate ChangeGoogle Launches Its Own Wi-Fi RouterWake Wants You To Share Designs As They HappenAirplane Anxiety Hits a Fever Pitch In This Trippy Music Video“Constant Stress” At Amazon Centers Making Workers Sick, Says U.K. UnionWill 2016 Be The Snapchat Election?A Vaccine For Dying Bee Populations Could Help Them Fight Off TroubleBitcoin Comes To A Fork In The Road, And Takes ItBrunch Better With These Gorgeous Ceramics From VippSoft Drinks Are So Much More Honest Reconstituted As Sugary LollipopsA Boldly Patterned Textile Reveals A Complex Cultural HistoryHypercolor Helmets Could Paint A Bullseye On NFL ConcussionsCoverGirl Launches A Collection Of Star Wars-Themed MakeupThe Only Way To Make Donald Trump’s Tweets *Bearable? Have Josh Groban Sing ThemInfographic: a Numbers-Based Look At What May Be The 50 Best Animated Movies EverNBCUniversal Invests $200m In BuzzFeedTrans Fats Will Straight Up Kill You, But Delicious Butter Won’t (As Much)How Wayfinding Guru Lance Wyman Defined the Field of Environmental GraphicsManspreading, Upstreaming, And Other Awesome Stock Photos Of New Yorkers Doing Real NYC ThingsCrowdfunding Site Fig Wants To Give You a Bigger Stake In Their GamesThese Are The Least Likely Objects Ever Used As Weapons In MoviesLand Rover Celebrates The Rugby World Cup With The Blood And Mud Of AmateursSan Francisco Uncovered: Prerna Gupta’s Picks“Team USA” Seeks $500k On Kickstarter For Ultimate Robot Battle With JapanProduct Hunt’s New Q&A Feature Set To Challenge The Reddit AMASome Hero Strapped Two GoPros To His Dog And The Mixed Footage Makes Playing Fetch Look Like HeavenStreet Lights Don’t Make Us Any Safer–And May Even Be Harming Our HealthThis Sleek, Sleep-Tracking Ring Will Nudge You To A Healthier LifeThese Night-Vision Headlights Spot Cyclists Early To Avoid CrashesWhy F. Gary Gray Is The Only Director Who Could’ve Made “Straight Outta Compton”Save A Bro In Your Life With Organic Valley’s New “Brononymous Hotline”A New Ad For “The Hunger Games” Accidentally Drops A See You Next TuesdayThe Creative Process Behind “Fear the Walking Dead” And The Art Of The Spin-OffThis Wearable Cuff Keeps Teens Out Of JailAll 78 Original “Star Trek” Episodes, Rendered As Minimalist PostersPentagram Designer Spills His Blood To Visualize HiroshimaWatch: Legendary Designer Saul Bass Explains Why We CreateCan You Design Innovation?The Toddler At Y CombinatorOne Way To Compete With Amazon In E-Commerce: PersonalityThe “Female Viagra” Is Here: The Story Of How It Almost Never HappenedHow To Eliminate Passive-Aggressive Behavior In Your OfficeMy Direct Report Doesn’t Respect Me–What Should I Do?The Scheduling Secret That Will Make Your Team More ProductiveHow To Make Your Stress Work In Your FavorHow To Make Your Top Talent Poacher-ProofAsk Yourself These 15 Questions Before Becoming A Full-Time FreelancerThe 7 Fundamentals Of Sustainable Business GrowthThe Agonizingly Slow Decline Of Adobe Flash PlayerTechnical Ninjutsu And A Whole Lot Of Data: How To Photograph A Black HoleDeezer, France’s Answer to Spotify, Could Be Valued at More Than $1 BillionFacebook Redesigns Notes To Look Pretty Much Like MediumUber’s Latest Update Places Food Delivery Front And CenterRob Gronkowski Shows Off His Shiny, New 205-Diamond Ring At The ESPN OfficeTurn Your Music Into A Beautiful, Glowing BeaconThis T-Shirt Changes Color When You Get DehydratedObama Makes The Presidential Innovation Fellows PermanentFacebook Revamps Notes, Hopes Sexier Interface Will Attract BloggersThis Rorschach Alarm Clock Is Filled With Ferromagnetic “Creatures”Microsoft Wants To Put Windows 10 On Every Connected GadgetQVC Owner Set To Acquire Flash Sale Site Zulily For $2.4 BillionWant Kids To Be More Interested In STEM Classes? There’s An App For ThatExplained: The Secret Language Of New York City’s SignageApple Music Pitches Personality And Emerging Artists In New Ad CampaignHere’s Every “Star Wars,” Pixar, and Marvel Reveal From Disney’s D23 ExpoIf You Want To Buy A Lightbulb At Ikea, It’s Going To Be An LEDA Giant Lite-Brite For Designers (And Other Grown-Ups)Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos On NYT Exposé: “I Don’t Recognize This Amazon”Watch The Trailer For Cannes Favorite, “Carol,” The Year’s Most Oscar-Ready Film YetNorm Macdonald Suits Up As KFC’s Newest Colonel SandersMarriott Reaches Out To Latinos Through Its #LoveTravels CampaignEverything Owen Wilson Repeats In Every Movie He’s InIf You Sell More Pot, More People Get Super High And Need To Go To The HospitalThe U.K. Is Testing Electric Highways That Would Charge Your EV As You DriveColorful X-Ray Photos Illuminate The Beauty Of Vintage Industrial DesignWhat The City Of The Future Looked Like In 1925Literally Walking Toward Better Ideas: The Creative Habits of Demetri MartinLook Inside The Officially Licensed DC Comics-Themed Cafe Opening In SingaporeCatapult to Safety With This CO2-Fueled Pool ParachuteLawrence Lessig’s Crazy Plan To Run For President, Fix Campaign Finance, And ResignQ&A: Sagmeister & Walsh Announces It’s Moving By Getting Naked And Lying In Cockroaches“Muji Is Not A Trend”: How Design Fuels Muji’s GrowthFelicia Day Drafts Her Fantasy Startup Team & Offers Business AdviceThese 9 CEOs Make At Least 800 Times More Than Their EmployeesCan The NFL Trounce FIFA To Define “Football” Once And For All?McDonald’s And Taco Bell Are Fighting For Millennials’ Hearts, Wallets, and StomachsOculus Rift Vs. HoloLens: Will The Digital-Reality Revolution Be Virtual Or Augmented?DJI And GoPro Are Engaging In Their Own Kind Of Drone WarfareHere’s Why Google And Verizon Are Brawling To Control Your Internet Experience—And Who Will WinHow Europe Is Finally Taking On Silicon ValleyVice And CNN Are In A Battle Royale For the Future Of the NewsHere’s Why Snapchat And Twitter Are Barreling Toward A Social Media CollisionAmazon And Instacart, Facing The Heat, Want To Rule Your KitchenWhy Xiaomi Is Apple’s Biggest Threat In China (And Soon, Everywhere Else)How To Turn The Boss You Have Into The Boss You WantThe Top 10 Business Rivalries In History3 Ways To Turn Rivals Into CollaboratorsThe Scientific Benefits Of Mind-Wandering5 Traits Of Creative Leaders (And How To Become One)How Departing CEOs Can Pass The Torch To Successors5 Ways To Improve Your Communications With Remote CoworkersIs Howl The “Netflix Of Podcasts” We’ve Been Waiting For?