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The Cult Of The Wood-Burning Car

Giving the term “smoke trees” a whole new meaning

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What Navigating Disney World Can Teach Us About Our Cities

Why must the “frictionless” ease of the Magic Kingdom remain a fantasy?

Design

Meet the Minds That Are Hacking Our Surroundings for the Better

Rebuilding a war-torn country, making houses out of mud, and more.

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Apple Refuses to Comply With FBI Request to Unlock iPhone of San Bernardino Killer

CEO Tim Cook says a back door would be “too dangerous to create.”

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This Brilliant German Housing Model Is the Sharing Economy at Its Best

Baugruppen—or “building groups”—are German co-housing projects entirely owned and designed by their residents.

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8 Designers Share the Biggest Mistakes They’ve Learned From

An honest look at what happens when design for good goes bad.

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How Failure Helped This Firm Go from Scarcity to Sustainability

This organization was about to close its doors. Then it figured out how to learn from failure.

Design

New ‘Tinder Robot’ May Help You Find True Love

NYU student has created a “Tinder Robot” that might match you with the person of your dreams.

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How Economics Can Help Us Design for Social Good

Whether it’s a building or a city, our design projects have a lot to learn from economics.

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Facebook Plans to Improve Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users

How the social network is helping to make itself open to all.

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A Secret Weapon in the Fight for Civil Rights: Good Design

Design can redistribute decision-making abilities to historically marginalized communities so they are civically in control.

Design

First Guy to Unlock the iPhone Builds Driverless Car in His Garage

Hacker of the iPhone and Sony PlayStation just conquered driverless cars.

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This Simple Sensor Stops Fires in Crowded Communities

Lumkani’s alarm networks are poised to make life a little safer in the world’s informal settlements and slums.

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Here’s What Happens When the Maker Movement Hacks Itself

If the Maker movement is so open-minded, where are the minorities and women?