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The Robot Will See You Now

harley lukov didn’t need a miracle. He just needed the right diagnosis. Lukov, a 62-year-old from central New Jersey, had stopped smoking 10 years earlier—fulfilling a promise he’d made to his…
PUBLISHED: March 21, 2013
LENGTH: 27 minutes (6774 words)

When Brain Damage Unlocks The Genius Within

Brain damage has unleashed extraordinary talents in a small group of otherwise ordinary individuals. Will science find a way for everyone to tap their inner virtuoso? By Adam Piore Posted 02.19.2013…
AUTHOR:Adam Piore
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4101 words)

The Money-Empathy Gap

(Photo: Catherine Ledner) In a windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two undergrads are playing a Monopoly game that one of them has no chance of winning. A team of…
PUBLISHED: July 1, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (844 words)

Dr. Yang’s Fight Club

January-February 2012 http://www.utne.com/Mind-Body/Dr-Yangs-Fight-Club-White-Crane-Kung-Fu.aspx by Oliver Broudy, from Tin House Victo Ngai / www.victo-ngai.com Four hours north of San Francisco…
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4102 words)
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