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The best sweet potato chips ever?

These chips delicious and include a bevy of healthy ingredients too!




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Can we trust imported organic foods?

Organic food is becoming more widely available. But how organic is it when it's grown elsewhere?




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Join the 10-day social media Organic-Palooza

The Organic Trade Association is hosting an online organic discussion and inviting everyone to participate in the #OrganicFestival.




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Sacred can be subtle: What I learned from weavers in a remote Peruvian village

A guild of artisans is preserving traditional weaving methods in a region of Peru overshadowed by the ruins of Machu Picchu.




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Black bean spaghetti and other tasty gluten-free options

You can still enjoy a wide variety of pasta dishes while following a special diet with these suggestions.




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Organic gets its own exclusive, top-level domain

Websites that end with .organic will go through a verification process before they can go live.




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Will the $9 CHIP computer crush the Raspberry Pi?

The CHIP is a computer the size of a credit card that can do a lot. But it's no Raspberry Pi.




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How emoji have changed language

Emoji can add emotion and intent to emails and texts, but can they ever become their own language?



  • Arts & Culture

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Computers trained themselves to recognize cats (and what that tells us about how machines learn)

In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.




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Why we still love paper in a digital world

I know I’m not the only one who finds comfort in writing things down.



  • Arts & Culture

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Americans don't understand their infotainment systems

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.




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3-D printer is merely a hint of the revolution to come

In a new world of digital fabrication, computer-driven tools of all kinds will change the way we make things.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Cranky and unmotivated? Watch a cat video

Research says they not only improve your mood, but also your ability to concentrate.




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Behold the surreal imagery of Google's 'dreams'

The search giant has trained neural networks to interpret photos, but they can also be coaxed to create monsters.



  • Research & Innovations

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Why your next computer should be a desktop

Don't laugh. There are a lot of good reasons to consider it.




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Why .cat websites probably aren't about cats

.dog domains are reserved for dog lovers and providers of canine products and services, but .cat isn't what you'd expect.




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Turn your photos into emoji works of art

A handy new tool can transform your pictures into colorful mosaics of emoji.




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Why cats rule the Internet

There are just as many dogs on the Web, so why do cats get all the attention?




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What are thought viruses?

Like the flu, some ideas get a foothold in our heads and then we propagate it. And now with social media, you subject yourself to everyone's thought germs.



  • Arts & Culture

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Boomer alert: Smartphones keep your brain young

It's yet one more benefit of living in the Google years.



  • Research & Innovations

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Should laptops and phones be banned in lecture halls?

Some professors are doing it, but perhaps they should look in the mirror.




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Today's big computer news is this Raspberry Pi

The other fruity computer company introduces a touch display for $60.




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Get over your fear and learn how to code

Rule No. 1: You're never too old or too young to learn to code.




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How to manage your social media addiction

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.




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What's the best way to organize digital pictures?

Yes, you can get the digital chaos under control. Here's how.




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Library holds every possible book, few answers

The books on the Library of Babel's digital shelves contain vast amounts of knowledge, but you'll have a hard time finding it.




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How to find the perfect roommate

A new web service connects boomers with roomers.




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Doctors and lawyers: Computers are coming for your jobs, too

New books says, 'In the long run, we will neither need nor want professionals to work in the way that they did in the twentieth century and before.'




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Is your kid a future coder?

Survey takes a look at the underlying traits and habits of up-and-coming computer coders.




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San Juan Islanders build Internet service from scratch

When people get together and share knowledge and resources, they can do wonders.




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Your next super-secure password? A brainprint

When fingerprints fail, a map of your brainwaves could help keep your cyberworld safe.




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Help write the first crowdsourced sci-fi novel

People across the globe are trying to write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month, but only one man has asked the Internet to help him do it.



  • Arts & Culture

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New Raspberry Pi Zero costs less than a latte

What an extraordinary story, the increase in power and decrease in price of the personal computer.




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The science behind email response times

Study reveals what you can do to increase the likelihood of a speedy reply.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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How I finally cured my RSI and back pain

After years of debilitating pain, I thought the situation was hopeless, but it wasn't.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Raspberry Pi 3 has enough oomph to work as a real computer

With WiFi and Bluetooth, Raspberry Pi 3 a lot more than the educational tool it was designed to be.




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Why NexDock may be the NexBigThing

As our old desktops proved, separating the computer from the peripherals is a good idea.




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If you challenge the hackers, you're gonna get hacked

You want to feel safe? Be a nobody with nothing anyone is interested in.




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Teachers want to ban Wi-Fi in the classroom

The teachers say they never gave permission to be bathed in radiation all day.




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Artificial intelligence meets real stupidity (and guess who wins?)

A Microsoft experiment goes awry in short order as Tay runs straight into Godwin's Law.



  • Research & Innovations

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10 live web cams that will mesmerize you

Looking for something to take you away from all that ever-filling inbox? Relief is just a couple clicks away with these hypnotic webcam feeds.



  • Arts & Culture

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Scientists develop a calculator made from DNA

The analog DNA circuit can perform addition, subtraction and multiplication.




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Ancient Greek algorithm could be used to find inconceivably large prime numbers

The sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient tool for finding primes, but it might get a boost by modern computing.




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Scientists measure the smallest increment of time ever recorded

The breakthrough will allow for stunning time lapses that reveal the behavior of electrons.



  • Research & Innovations

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How algorithms influence us every day

The omnipresence of algorithms raises interesting questions about day-to-day human experience.




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Gmail plug-in means never having to say you're sorry

Just Not Sorry app helps women (and men) stop undermining their email messages with qualifiers and apologies.




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Are your passwords truly safe?

If you're careful, if you're vigilant, if you're nimble enough, you can stay safe online with better passwords.




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8 fun skills you can learn online in an afternoon

Anyone with an internet connection and a few hours to spare has access to education and it's often free. Here's a sampling of the knowledge that awaits you.




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Scientists invent paper that can be printed with light instead of ink

Paper can be reprinted up to 80 times, greatly reducing the waste associated with inkjet printing.



  • Research & Innovations

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Does this chess problem reveal the key to human consciousness?

Computers can't solve this chess problem. Can you?