Kevin Serai

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Listening to Music Eases Physical Pain

Start building up your “Pain” playlist; a recent study suggests that listening to your favorite songs can actually reduce physical discomfort—even after major surgery. Northwestern University’s Sunitha Suresh and her father Santhanam …

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African-Inspired Textiles by David Adjaye

Tanzanian-born architect David Adjaye has created a line of African-inspired textiles for furniture manufacturer Knoll, which aims to “dispel stereotypical images of the continent.” The range of upholstery, drapery and wall coverings—set …

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3D-Printed Jewelry Inspired by Flower Growth

Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg of design studio Nervous Systems have employed an algorithm that mimics the growth patterns in flowers to create a line of 3D-printed jewelry. The project, called Floraform, …

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A Look Inside WIRED’s Renovated HQ

After taking over as WIRED’s Editor in Chief in 2012, Scott Dadich dedicated himself to redesigning the tech publication both digitally and physically. Three years of renovations later, the doors to WIRED’s …

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Why We Love Watching Cat Videos

While dogs may be man’s best friend, cats undoubtedly rule the internet. To investigate why we love sharing cat vids, GIFs and pics so much, Indiana University’s Jessica Gall Myrick surveyed nearly …

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Via popsci.com

NASA Might Nuke Incoming Meteors

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NASA is partnering with the National Nuclear Security Administration on a program that would employ nuclear missiles to defend against a major threat to national security: meteors. After a 60-foot-wide space-rock exploded …