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Motherboard Presents: Humans of the Year 2017

11.29.17

By Becky Ferreira
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Aubrie O’Rourke Trained Dolphins, Researched HIV, and Is Helping NASA Get to Mars

04.30.17

By Samantha Cole
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Carrie Goldberg Is Fighting Revenge Porn One Court Case at a Time

04.30.17

By Farnia Fekri
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Kendra Kuhl Is Building a Device That Turns Pollution Into Products

04.28.17

By Farnia Fekri
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Christopher Emdin Is Teaching Public School Kids Science Through Hip-Hop

04.23.17

By Samantha Cole
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Startup Founder Thuy Truong’s Latest Venture Is Giving People the Will to Fight Cancer

04.21.17

By Farnia Fekri
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Angelica Ross Wants to Use Tech to Help People in Transition

04.16.17

By Samantha Cole
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If We Colonize a Neighboring Solar System, Thank Guillem Anglada-Escudé

04.13.17

By Liv Grant
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Christine Curry Is Helping Expecting Mothers With Zika Prepare For an Uncertain Future

04.12.17

By Meredith Rutland Bauer
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Ellen Stofan Left NASA But She’s Still Trying to Push Humanity Forward

04.09.17

By Samantha Cole
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Kevin Horton Is a Cryogenics Engineer Turned Retro Gaming Savior

04.04.17

By Nicholas Deleon
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Hacker Runa Sandvik Went From Hijacking a Smart Rifle to Securing The NYT

03.27.17

By Joseph Cox

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