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Readmill's Henrik Berggren Is Making Your Social Graph An E-Bookstore

The Berlin-based startup is introducing an app that lets you highlight a passage, add a note, and share it with friends online.READ»

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"People have carpal tunnel because hardware wasn't designed with humans in mind. The same problem exists with digital interfaces -- human elements are often left out of code," says Carolyn Guertin, a self-proclaimed cyberfeminist, ...READ»

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YouTube and Guggenheim Hook Up on Biennale Video Art

In the world of strange bedfellows, YouTube and the Guggenheim would surely be the couple most likely to take the cake. Yet the museum has turned to the video-hosting site to source its creative talent for ¡ts forthcoming biennale of ...READ»

A Modern Take on Smoke Signals: "For Those Who Can See"

A designer conjurs pixels from smoke.READ»

Almost Genius: Emanuele Pizzolorusso's Crumpled Maps

Most city maps are awkward, fold-up creations that fail for a variety of reasons. One, they're unwieldy. Two, potential bag-snatchers and pick-pockets can spot you a mile off--you might as well be holding an umbrella emblazoned with ...READ»

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German Architect Asks: Why Build High Rises When We Can Build Mountains?

The Chinese have been engineering the weather for years and plans to geoengineer the climate to delay climate change are in the works, so is it any surprise that a proposal to build a huge artificial mountain in Berlin is gaining ...READ»