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Soon Your Home May Be Smarter Than You Are
Forget to turn off the oven, or close the garage, or feed the cat? Your house knows.
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The Curious Case of the 'Imposturbs'
Themed real estate developments have spread urban mimicry all over the world. But why do we want these places?
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A Brief History of the Parking Meter
How a newspaperman in Oklahoma City revolutionized downtown parking.
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The Spiky World of Innovation
Metro areas generate 93 percent of the world’s patented inventions.
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Videos
Tiny Space of the Day: A Miniature Parisian Restaurant
Chef Rachel Khoo shows how she cooks in the city's smallest eatery.
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Cities Are Surprisingly Menacing When You Remove All the People
French photographers Lucie & Simon have cleansed major cities of their troublesome humanity, creating empty, dread-filled urban landscapes.
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A Chandelier That Actually Grows Things
A product that unexpectedly combines electricity and nature.
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Videos
A Single Day On the Moscow Subway, in 2 Minutes
A time-lapse film highlights both the serene and the chaotic nature of the city's famous subway system.
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Democracy in America
Which U.S. City Had the Best April Fool's Prank?
Etsy acquired the city of Portland; Boulder's electric company cut off service for residents who voted against it; Philadelphia unveiled a pedestrian lane for distracted texters.
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Postcard From Rio de Janiero
Love in the shadows of World Bike Day, and other news.
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