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Dutch app turns smartphones into aerosol pollution trackersCitizen scientists already use their phones to report roadkill, light pollution and invasive plants, using free apps. But in 2013, Dutch researchers went a step further, transforming smartphones into scientific instruments. With an inexpensive camera add-on and an app to direct volunteers, the scien... 7 board games to bring to your family holiday partyLeave Cards Against Humanity at home this holiday season With seasonal celebrations come endless family gatherings with parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, second cousins ... you get the picture. Bringing along some games is a great way to encourage quality family time. See also: 10 Mindless ... What we wore to WoodstockFrom Aug. 15-18, 1969, Woodstock — or more formally, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair — took place on a dairy farm in the Catskills region of New York. Promoted as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music," the organizers expected around 200,000 to attend. All told, the aud... How 'How It's Made' is madeIn 2001, the Discovery Channel in Canada launched a brand new showHow It's Made would chronicle how everyday objects were sliced, diced, glued, packaged and assembled. The first season covered everything from steel to apple juice to pantyhose, tracing their production from start to end. Now, thirtee... From NBA lottery pick to heroin addict arrested with grenade launcherRobert Swift didn't even need college. He was selected by the Seattle Supersonics with the 12th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, straight out of high school and ahead of players such as Jameer Nelson, Trevor Ariza, Josh Smith and Tony Allen. As recently as 2009, the 7-foot-1 center was still in t... 4 changes that will make your resume a breath of fresh airAs a job seeker, it's easy to see hiring managers as big, bad obstacles that need to be overcome. They're the gatekeepers, after all. But this kind of thinking actually leads to weaker job applications. Think about it this way: Hiring managers read a ton of resumes — to the point at which thei... Which of these stunners is the year's best soccer goal?FIFA unveiled its 10 nominees for the annual Puskás Award this week, an honor that recognizes the best-executed goals in soccer from leagues across the world. Members of the public can vote online here to narrow the group down to a final three that FIFA will announce on Dec. 1. Named for the st... Lorde covering an R&B song will make you bow downBow down to a Lorde among mortals The 18-year-old singer stopped by BBC Radio 1 recently and did a very unexpected cover to Jeremih's "Don't Tell 'Em." Like everything Lorde does, the remix was soulful beyond her years and gave depth to a song that even Jeremih probably couldn't have seen coming Wh... In corruption debacle, FIFA satirizes itself while further besmirching the beautiful gameIt reads like something from a Monty Python sketch, but this is real life — or, at least, what passes for reality in the warped universe of FIFA Land In sum: The ethics of FIFA's report on its much-anticipated report on ethics regarding the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 editions of the World C... 17 luxurious gifts no one will buy this year, unless you're stupid richAll too often the holiday season reminds us just how much money we have to spend in order to please our family, friends and neighbors Sometimes we wait in line for five hours to get the newest game console that will start collecting dust two months later. When you shelled out $200 for Barbie's Dream... |