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Some ideas are crazy. Some are underdeveloped. Some will fail

Controversial ban tied to drop in kids' consumption of sugary beverages, which have been identified as key contributors to obesity

Lightbank , the venture vehicle created by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell of Groupon fame have just pushed $4 million of funds, one of its biggest investements thus far, into E la Carte --makers of the Presto dedicated restaurant tablet devices. Lightbank is betting that in a newly iPad-invigorated world, dedicated single use tablets will sell and will be more readily adopted, perhaps even sought out, by public-facing businesses. Presto was dreamed up in 2008, and it's currently in use in around 150 restaurants in the Bay area.

In a month, the fastest solar cars will meet in Australia for a 14-hour race to determine the speediest sun-powered vehicle. After a disappointing finish in 2010, Stanford's team thinks they have what it takes

Leroy Luetscher, 86, lost his balance trying to pick up pruning shears

Smart phones can provide music, movie times, bus schedules.

Good ideas that work aren't always as "nice" as we'd like.

Cuban man has condition known as polydactyly, which doctors say is surprisingly common

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Want to encourage creativity amongst your team? We asked CEOs, creative writers, and a comedy instructor, their tips for drawing out good ideas.

Gender is so fundamental to the way we understand the world that people are prone to assign a sex to even inanimate objects. We all know someone, or perhaps we are that person, who consistently refers to their computer or car with a gender pronoun (“She’s been running great these past few weeks!”) New research

Not long ago New York, Chicago, Boston and Washington, D.C., were poster children for urban decay. But these cities came roaring back: they tapped deep wells of experience in finance, communications and technology to flourish in a globalized world. They illustrate perfectly the power and resilience of the city as brain trust.

Less products, less choices, more impact? How keeping things simple can bring success

Special inflatable "boots" help curb increased risk for potentially deadly blood clots, obstetricians group says

On TODAY Tuesday, therapist M.