Phoebe Unterman

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All in the Fingertips: "Smart Glove" Could Change Surgery

This electronic sensor-infused stretchy fingertip-cover lets doctors feel the body’s electric activity.

Phoebe Unterman

Aug 18, 2012

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People Are Awesome: Adam Yauch Makes Sure Beastie Boys Songs Won't Become Ad Jingles

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's will says that his songs and artistic property can't be used in advertisements.

Phoebe Unterman

Aug 13, 2012

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Researchers Create Picture Dictionary for Cities

Researchers used a vast library of Google Street View images to find the visual features that define some of our greatest cities.

Phoebe Unterman

Aug 12, 2012

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Pocket EPA: iPhone Gadget to Measure Environmental Hazards

New gizmo will measure local radiation, electromagnetic pollution, and whether or not food is organic.

Phoebe Unterman

Aug 12, 2012

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Method's New Soap Bottle Is Made From Pacific Garbage Patch Trash

Green soap company Method is releasing a new line of soap packaged in bottles made from plastic recycled from the Pacific Garbage Patch near Hawaii.

Phoebe Unterman

Jul 28, 2012

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Washington State Will Let Residents Register to Vote Via Facebook

This year, doing your civic duty in the Evergreen State could be as easy as wasting time with Farmville.

Phoebe Unterman

Jul 22, 2012

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A Community-Based, Members Only, All Female Health Site

With a new social platform, ChickRx aims to smarten the conversation around women's health and wellness.

Phoebe Unterman

Jul 15, 2012

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Making a More Empathetic MBA In the Mumbai Slums

Pairing tomorrow's captains of industry with Mumbai's neediest, one Indian Business School is putting its students through intensive empathy training.

Phoebe Unterman

Jul 05, 2012

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Intermission: A Turing Tribute, in LEGOs

A LEGO Turing Machine honors the father of computer science on the centenary of his birth.

Phoebe Unterman

Jun 24, 2012

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Intermission: Animade's Learnz

These short animation tutorials from London studio Animade are works of art in their own right.

Phoebe Unterman

Jun 20, 2012

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Intermission: The Art of Making a Flamenco Guitar

An installment in Deep Green Sea’s ‘The Art of Making’ series, Alma Flamenca showcases the art and science of guitar making.

Phoebe Unterman

Jun 20, 2012

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This electronic sensor-infused stretchy fingertip-cover lets doctors feel the body’s electric activity.

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's will says that his songs and artistic property can't be used in advertisements.

Researchers used a vast library of Google Street View images to find the visual features that define some of our greatest cities.

New gizmo will measure local radiation, electromagnetic pollution, and whether or not food is organic.

Green soap company Method is releasing a new line of soap packaged in bottles made from plastic recycled from the Pacific Garbage Patch near Hawaii.

This year, doing your civic duty in the Evergreen State could be as easy as wasting time with Farmville.

With a new social platform, ChickRx aims to smarten the conversation around women's health and wellness.

Pairing tomorrow's captains of industry with Mumbai's neediest, one Indian Business School is putting its students through intensive empathy training.

A LEGO Turing Machine honors the father of computer science on the centenary of his birth.

These short animation tutorials from London studio Animade are works of art in their own right.

An installment in Deep Green Sea’s ‘The Art of Making’ series, Alma Flamenca showcases the art and science of guitar making.