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NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop $120 “Bio-Frequency Healing” sticker packs get shot down by NASA

Amazon’s drone “beehive” patent proves the company is full of mad scientists

Amazon’s drone “beehive” patent proves the company is full of mad scientists

Google now hides your private medical records from search results

The OTC hearing aid market could boom in 2018—if Congress lets it

The OTC hearing aid market could boom in 2018—if Congress lets it

After being blamed for division, Facebook’s new mission seeks to foster unity

After being blamed for division, Facebook’s new mission seeks to foster unity

Maybe this is the reason why there aren’t more women founders in tech

Tech companies are poaching much-needed AI professors, says Microsoft researcher who poaches them

Baby come back: Uber employees are passing around a petition to keep Travis Kalanick

Beautycounter’s scientists invented a moisturizer that mimics your skin’s biology

Beautycounter’s scientists invented a moisturizer that mimics your skin’s biology

John Oliver and HBO are getting sued by the coal industry after a “Last Week Tonight” segment

John Oliver and HBO are getting sued by the coal industry after a “Last Week Tonight” segment

Here’s the full text of the new health care bill that GOP senators have been hiding from us

Not even Rob Lowe can help KFC launch a chicken sandwich into space

BuzzFeed’s NYC office may or may not be infested with bedbugs

Farfetch is about to drastically amp up its China operations

Farfetch is about to drastically amp up its China operations

Facebook gives Indian users more control over their profile pictures, citing safety concerns for women

Qatar Airways may buy a stake in American Airlines just to mess with them

Qatar Airways may buy a stake in American Airlines just to mess with them

From Facebook to Slack, civic engagement just got a little bit easier

From Facebook to Slack, civic engagement just got a little bit easier

Now Trump wants a “solar wall” along Mexico’s border

Twitter’s Periscope will now let you tip broadcasters using virtual currency

Jeff Bezos has a lot of advice for the newspaper industry

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

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How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

Video

How One Art Festival Encourages And Celebrates Global Diversity

How One Art Festival Encourages And Celebrates Global Diversity

Snapchat Unveils A New Way For You To Stalk Your Friends--And Other Stories You Might've Missed

Snapchat Unveils A New Way For You To Stalk Your Friends--And Other Stories You Might've Missed

This Company Delivers Wine In Bottles, Cans--And Soon, Kegs?

This Company Delivers Wine In Bottles, Cans--And Soon, Kegs?

Grindr For Equality Is Turning The Gay Hookup App Into A Trusted Source Of Health And Wellness Info

Grindr For Equality Is Turning The Gay Hookup App Into A Trusted Source Of Health And Wellness Info

Travis Kalanick Is Out--Where Does Uber Go From Here?

Travis Kalanick Is Out--Where Does Uber Go From Here?

General Stanley McChrystal’s Remedy For A Divided Nation

General Stanley McChrystal’s Remedy For A Divided Nation

Why Webcams And The Internet Are Tools For Art

Why Webcams And The Internet Are Tools For Art

What Uber's Massive Management Shakeup Says About Blatant Workplace Sexism

What Uber's Massive Management Shakeup Says About Blatant Workplace Sexism

Jeff Garlin Had A Lot Of Odd Jobs That He Mostly Got Fired From

Jeff Garlin Had A Lot Of Odd Jobs That He Mostly Got Fired From

Seattle's Space Needle Is Getting A Major Facelift--And Other Stories You Might've Missed

Seattle's Space Needle Is Getting A Major Facelift--And Other Stories You Might've Missed

How Previously Working For An Oil Company Helped Shape This Jigsaw Employee’s Values

How Previously Working For An Oil Company Helped Shape This Jigsaw Employee’s Values

Ever Wanted To Eat Your Beer? Well Now You Can

Ever Wanted To Eat Your Beer? Well Now You Can

From Film FX To The U.S. Department of Defense: Inside Zoic’s Revolutionary Lab

From Film FX To The U.S. Department of Defense: Inside Zoic’s Revolutionary Lab

The DJI Spark Is An Amateur Drone Flyer's Dream

The DJI Spark Is An Amateur Drone Flyer's Dream

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NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

The most important skill an astronaut can have doesn’t necessarily involve hard science.

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

The space agency adapted Microsoft’s mixed-reality technology to help scientists and engineers explore Mars and design better spacecraft.

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

The Opportunity rover has been on Mars for 11 years and roved over 26.2 miles, and now there’s a time-lapse video of the entire journey.

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

Europa mission planner Bobak Ferdowsi on <em>Star Trek</em>, haircuts, and NASA’s search for life.

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

NASA’s amazing Orion re-entry video—complete with “sci-fi” music: for those who prefer a 20,000-mph ride from the comfort of home.

All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous 4-Minute Film

All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous 4-Minute Film

<em>Wanderers</em> is a new short film that pairs enhanced visuals from NASA’s archives with an epic score and Carl Sagan narration. It is totally out of this world.

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

Hurricane season is in full swing. Here’s what it would look like if every storm since 1851 was circling at the same time.

It’s Getting Hot In Here: A Video Of Climate Change

It’s Getting Hot In Here: A Video Of Climate Change

A new visualization from NASA shows the spikes in temperature that have occurred over the last 120 years.

Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars

Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars

The Apollo 11 astronaut makes the case for a permanent settlement on the Red Planet.

What Does Space Smell Like?

What Does Space Smell Like?

Astronaut Reid Wiseman takes to Twitter with an olfactory report from space.

Ideas

A Higher Minimum Wage Is Not Doing The Bad Things Critics Said It Would Do

A Higher Minimum Wage Is Not Doing The Bad Things Critics Said It Would Do

This Outdoor-Gear-For-Good Company Proves You Can Be A Benefit Corporation From Day One

This New Meal Kit Delivery Service Isn’t For Tired Home Cooks–It Fights Hunger

Entertainment

How Dennis “Thresh” Fong Went From Pro Gamer To Entrepreneur

How Dennis “Thresh” Fong Went From Pro Gamer To Entrepreneur

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About VidCon

Microsoft Launches New Branded Podcast On How The Future Of Tech Is Decided Today

Co.Design

This N.Y.C. Park Is Testing Pop-Up Rest Stops That Deliver Wi-Fi By Bike

This N.Y.C. Park Is Testing Pop-Up Rest Stops That Deliver Wi-Fi By Bike

How Ford’s New CEO Plans To Beat Tesla, Uber, And Google

Grenfell Tower: How Deregulation, Privatization, And Bad Design Led To Tragedy

Fast Company

This Is The Secret To The Success Of Everyone’s New Favorite Sex Therapist

This Is The Secret To The Success Of Everyone’s New Favorite Sex Therapist

How Dennis “Thresh” Fong Went From Pro Gamer To Entrepreneur

A Higher Minimum Wage Is Not Doing The Bad Things Critics Said It Would Do