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How Lithium-Ion Batteries Turn Into Skin-Searing Firebombs
Chelsea Leu
Mr. Know-It-All
Dentists Probably Shouldn't Mock Their Patients on Facebook
Jon Mooallem
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Cool It: You Don't Have to Be on Every Social Media App
Jon Mooallem
Sports
Hack Your March Madness Bracket With the Algorithm Method
Joseph Bien-Kahn
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No Good at Emoji? Don't Give Up
Jon Mooallem
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Don't Wear a Fitbit Just Because Your Partner Says So
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chemistry
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Mallory Pickett
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When Your Kid Asks a Question, Hand Them a Book—Not a Phone
Jon Mooallem
Pew! Pew!
Inside the Deeply Nerdy—and Insanely Expensive—World of Hollywood Prop Collecting
Rene Chun
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Is It Uncool to Flirt on LinkedIn?
Jon Mooallem
gear
Apple's iPad Keyboard Sucks. Get One of These Instead
David Pierce
gear
A Gorgeous Lamp That Invigorates as It Illuminates
Brian Barrett
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Upset About All the Swearing in Your Office? Too Damn Bad
Jon Mooallem
Culture Wars
California's Looking for New Tax Revenue? Weed 'em and Reap
Joel Warner
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Hell Yeah It's OK to Confront the Butt-Dialers in Your Life
Jon Mooallem
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Dad Leaving Embarrassing Comments on Your Feeds? Let Him
Jon Mooallem
Security
This Brilliant Plan Could Stop Drone Terrorism. Too Bad It’s Illegal
Douglas Starr
Mr. Know-It-All
Are Some Animals So Smart You Shouldn't Eat Them?
Jon Mooallem
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Jon Mooallem
Virtual Reality
You Gotta Try DIY Virtual Reality, Even if You Make Hideous Things
Clive Thompson
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