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Design

This is Your Brain on Beautiful Architecture

A recent fMRI study suggests that better architecture can give you deeper moments of personal reflection.
Becky Chung
11.14.14
we asked a smart person

People Who Don’t Like Music Aren’t Dead Inside, They Might Have a Disorder

And it's the same disorder that inspired the film Annie Hall by Woody Allen.
Dan Wilkinson
11.14.14
Culture

This App Lets You Text a Girl Named Samantha

Rule No. 1: Don't fall in love with Samantha.
Roisin Kiberd
11.14.14
Sailing

Meet the All-Woman Sailing Crew Racing Around the World

“The next leg, we believe we can be in the mix with these guys. We have the experience and the confidence for that. I think we can race with them.”
Brian Blickenstaff
11.14.14
SEXISM

Rosetta Scientist Matt Taylor Is Really Sorry About That Shirt

He apologized for offending people with his wardrobe choice on the ESA livestream this morning.
Kaleigh Rogers
11.14.14
Football

War, Beheadings, and Booze: A Brief History of Tailgating

Tailgating has carved out its place in American football culture, but how exactly did it get started in the first place?
Matt Osgood
11.14.14
News

The Eerie Poetry of Chinese Suicide Victims

A factory worker, a disgraced government official, and a fashion designer all left behind poetry in the place of suicide notes.
Bendon Hong
11.14.14
Science

This Is How You Mathematically Predict Lightning Strikes

And the new model suggests climate change is going to increase lightning incidence by 50 percent.
Jason Koebler
11.14.14
The Dirty Laundry Issue

James Jeanius: A Master of Illustration Shares His Sketches

An interview with the six-time Eisner Award–winning artist.
Nick Gazin
11.14.14
Glenn O'Brien's TV Party

The Story of Glenn O'Brien's 'TV Party'

We traced the rise and fall of the public access show that featured monoliths of New York's art scene in the late 70s—from Debbie Harry and David Byrne to Iggy Pop and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Glenn O’Brien
11.14.14
Science

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About 'Interstellar': The Motherboard Podcast

And, most importantly, is it any good?
MOTHERBOARD STAFF
11.14.14
americas

British Man May Have Florida Double Murder Conviction Overturned After 28 Years in Prison

Kris Maharaj was given the death penalty for the 1986 killings in a Miami hotel. Now, a court has heard evidence that Pablo Escobar's Medellin drug cartel carried out the murders — and that police officers helped frame him.
Ben Bryant
11.14.14
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