Cool! Archive
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‘Plan B’ gets an ‘A’
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 1 CommentDilemmas arise, cry out for solutions, ideas foment and before long, solutions surface that take us to a better place than originally imagined. Here are two examples to chase away the winter doldrums. -
A public service announcement goes viral: A Dumb Way to Die
Posted on November 29, 2012 | No CommentsMetropolitan transit authorities all over the world bemoan their riders unsafe behaviors and cast about for ways to get safety rules through users’ thick heads.... -
Cooling down with white roofs
Posted on July 2, 2012 | No CommentsMuch of the country has been suffering recently from unusually early sweltering summer heat. The crazy weather has compounded our ever-present and growing needs for... -
Keeping track of wishes and desires on FutureMe
Posted on June 18, 2012 | No CommentsFuture Me is pretty simple concept: write an email to yourself to be delivered at some point in the future.The historian-minded will love the primary-source... -
Dialing up prescriptions with Eyejusters glasses
Posted on June 4, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s been estimated that over 500 million people around the world need eyeglasses, but can’t get them because they are inaccessible and unaffordable. I can’t... -
Manhattanhenge!
Posted on May 29, 2012 | No CommentsEven if you don't live in New York City, this is pretty cool: Twice a year, the setting sun aligns perfectly with the grid of Manhattan's east-west streets... -
Poo-powered wi-fi
Posted on May 3, 2012 | 1 CommentMexico City isn't the first place you think of when it comes to technology powered by dog poo. Or maybe it is. -
New York City as it really was
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsWhen New York City opened up an online gallery of almost a million archival photos last week, the site soon crashed. Now traffic has eased up and it's time to go have a look. -
Do you have a secret?
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsDo you have a secret? Do you have to tell someone? Postsecrets is for you. -
Extremely large & incredibly complex
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsThink your life is complicated? A new video from NASA might help put things in perspective . . .
