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TED Talks are more popular than ever. They're also more vapid, bland, and fraudulent.

Once again, National Geographic is holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. Beginning on September 1, the society started gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2012 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 50 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers.

On electronic music guide The Letter we wtite about Techno, Electro, Ambient and Pop, covering reviews, news, tunes and gossip from social media

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Mischief, not madness, often underlies Muslim anger

Bernie Krause has spent 40 years recording nature's sounds. But such is the rate of species and habitat loss that his tapes may become our only record of the original diversity of life

Linkin Park has released a new music video that makes creative use of online photos. Visit the website for the song "Lost in the Echo", and you'll be

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In poor countries lower fertility is usually good for growth. But it can also increase inequality

To successfully transfer sectors, candidates need to change their mindset, be strategic and avoid using public sector terminology, advises Elizabeth Bacchus

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This is a full-resolution version of the NASA Curiosity rover descent to Mars and landing, taken by the MARDI descent imager. As of August 20, all but a doze...

A Visit to W. G. Sebald's Grave

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From cracking U-boat codes to flicking a V-sign in the Lords, the formidable 89-year-old Baroness Trumpington has done it her way

Discover Tuscany: the free online tourist guide that helps you plan your vacation in Tuscany (Toscana), Italy. Reviews of accommodations, top destinations, events, restaurants.

The joy of this holiday is to feel the timelessness of the Tuscan countryside, which has inspired the works of many great artists.

On electronic music guide The Letter we wtite about Techno, Electro, Ambient and Pop, covering reviews, news, tunes and gossip from social media

The British broadcaster is using technology to cover every second of every event, a gold-medal effort that has left NBC struggling to get on the podium

On June 10th of 1967, Spencer Tracy — a Hollywood star who was nominated for nine Best Actor Oscars during his career, two of which he won — passed away after suffering a heart attack at …

Stuart Clark: The Perseids, the year's most spectacular meteor shower for viewers in the northern hemisphere, arrive this weekend