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The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.

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Angry People in Local Newspapers. 391,751 likes · 11,038 talking about this · 251 were here. A celebration of angry people posing ridiculously in their local newspapers. Also dull and weird local...

Dear Greeks, the time has come: we surrender! Take all our money, you may also take Helene Fischer, but please, keep this financial Hercules off us. We could...

Wired.co.uk investigates how those involved in humanitarian disaster response have had to adjust to deal with big crisis data in emergencies following the Haiti earthquake in 2010

Are you in your 40s and thinking of changing careers? You're not alone. And you're certainly not crazy. In fact, if there's ever a time you can—and should—reinvent yourself, that time is now.

Behance Blog | What if we treated our career like a client project? The story of one artist's quest to design the life that was right for her.

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French photographer Cedric Pollet travels the world to document the most beautiful tree barks in a project that is part stunning art photography, part implicit manifesto for biodiversity.

George Monbiot still struggles with the emotional impact of being sent away at the age of eight. Why are upper-class parents getting away with what has become a form of acceptable cruelty?

"...and then you invented dirt lumps." More of what COULD have been said in the NFL.Like on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/badlipreadingFollow on Twitter!...

Most of us struggle throughout our lives by giving too many fucks in situations where fucks do not deserve to be given.

Conservationists out to restore native species got a boost from a Devon beaver colony but now they have bigger ideas

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A pretty shocking thing came to light this evening – Lenovo is installing adware that uses a “man-in-the-middle” attack to break secure connections on affected laptops in order to…

A few days ago someone sent me a link to Robert Reich’s piece in Slate, “America is headed full speed back to the 19th century (on the dangers of on-demand j…

I work all day, and get half-drunk at night.

Spot Classic is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot Classic has a se...

Britain's urban areas are home to more types of wild bee than farmland, say researchers.

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Jake talks about some of the pruning saws available at Niwaki, from his favourite, the Bakula Hunter folding saw, up to the mighty Silky Genki Temagari and Katanaboy.

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Rents in London are unaffordable. We can’t afford to live here. We are sharing bedrooms with strangers and commuting for four hours a day. We are spending over 75% of our salaries on rent. We are...

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Dealing with people who exhibit passive-aggressive behavior is easily one of the most challenging aspects of our social lives. Here’s what you need to know about this annoying personality quirk and how you can handle people who express their hostility in indirect and backhanded ways.

Is the form that you receive a message as significant as the message itself?