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“Nor did the Eye seem to want the Aid of Glasses: as every Thing, that could be seen at all, was seen distinct.” - Thomas Baldwin, on the occasion of his first ascent into the air in 1785. In the late 18th century, the term “Aeronaut” was reserved for the
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In 1979, a flying lawnmower killed someone at a football game - and society responded with a shrug.
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Fridge magnets are our memories, in the form of plastic alligators.
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Fridge magnets are more than tacky souvenirs. They're vessels for our memories.
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Ancient myth and legend has a lot to tell us about the drones of today.
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the latest from July 23rd
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Using data to explain why some parts of the US are less cool than others.
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I am a technology skeptic. Sometimes I think we really would have been better off if we had forgotten all about leaving the ocean, and had instead remained cheerful filter feeders at the bottom of a tropical sea. But I’ll admit to this: smartphones have made the American road
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