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Ray Kurzweil on the Mind and the Brain

By Renee Blodgett on August 15, 2010 in Featured, North America, Photos, USA, Videos

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Ray Kurzweil answers a question from the audience remotely via video in real-time at this weekend's Singularity Summmit in San Francisco....

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A Race for Cheese at Whistler

By Yoko Ishikura on August 15, 2010 in Canada, Events, North America, Photos

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Saturday, August 14 was the day of the Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival, held as a part of Crankworx in Whistler.  I had never seen the event but I heard about it and decided to check...

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Eating Mexican in Beijing

By Kira Matus on August 15, 2010 in Asia, Beijing, China, Featured, Photos

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During my most recent trip to China, I decided to branch out a little, culinarily speaking.  After all, when I'm at home, I tend to rotate through a whole bunch of different ethnic cuisines.  Given...

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Three Hours in Oak Bluffs

By Kira Matus on August 15, 2010 in Cape Cod, Featured, Massachusetts, New England, North America, Photos, USA

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Last year was the first time since 1997 that I did not so much as step foot on Martha’s Vineyard.  So this summer, I decided that at the very least, I had to make sure...

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A Smoky San Francisco

By Renee Blodgett on August 15, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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The fire trucks were flying and the sirens were going off in San Francisco yesterday as they were heading to a fire that hit somewhere in the city. A view of the smoke as we...

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Cote d’Ivoire’s Aissatou Seck on Agricultural Funding

By Danielle Nierenberg on August 15, 2010 in Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Featured, Photos, Videos, West Africa

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Nourishing the Planet features a video each week to give you an inside peek at the different projects we see on the ground that are working to alleviate hunger and poverty. We showcase past favorites...

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Tech4Africa: Building Global Technology Companies from Africa

By Renee Blodgett on August 15, 2010 in Africa, East Africa, Events, Featured, Johannesburg, North Africa, North America, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa, USA, West Africa

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If only Johannesburg were closer. Too many buds and too many interesting discussions were happening at the Tech4Africa Conference. Below is a recap taken from MemeBurn, which focuses on web and innovation technologies for the...

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Dark and Moving Photos from Alexander Binder

By Rosa Abbott on August 15, 2010 in British Isles, Dublin, Europe, Formats (Special), Ireland, Photos

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This guy takes amazing pictures. Dark, borderline disturbed, but undeniably beautiful....

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