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Many physicists are great at figuring out how the world works, but less adept at describing those workings to a nontechnical audience. Brian Greene, a theoretical physicist at Columbia University, is an exception to that stereotype

The founder of New York City's newly redesigned Le Bernardin restaurant says there's one sure way to fail: stop changing with the times. Fresh off recent honors , having taken first place in the Food and Most Popular categories in the 2012 Zagat Survey and having earned three stars in the 2012 Michelin Guide, not to mention having achieved a 25-year reign as a New York Times four-star restaurant, Le Bernardin chef and co-owner Eric Ripert could easily rest on his laurels

We all have busy lives, and catching all the good shows on TV is one of the things that gets missed in the daily grind. Here's how you can get your television fix, and in ways that are convenient for anyone

Dreaming up travel on Trippy makes it all a reality, says J.R. Johnson, the startup's founder

Since the space age began, the orbital realm has become increasingly littered with the detritus of skyward human striving--spent rocket boosters, dead satellites, stray pieces of hardware. Debris is piling up with such speed that it has become a threat to the kind of spacefaring endeavors that spawned it in the first place. A September report by the National Research Council found that the debris field is so dense that collisions between objects in orbit will create additional debris faster than space junk falls out of orbit.

Branson thinks that by being in space, people become more passionate about the planet. And he's planning on helping out cash-strapped NASA with its research, too. Earlier this week, Virgin Galactic --the space travel arm of the Virgin Group--debuted the first-ever spaceport in New Mexico

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue of $28.27 Billion . Riding record Mac and iPad sales, Apple reported $6.62 billion of net quarterly profit, up from $4.31 billion the same quarter last year.

When creating Tribal DDB's offices, Amsterdam-based i29 started by damping noise, and ended with a very powerful monochromatic design. No one likes to work in a noisy office

Missing Link describes its office, which includes a tattoo parlor, fire pole, and shooting range, as "a riot of color and carefully orchestrated chaos." Here's one way to explain Missing Link's office: "A riot of color and carefully orchestrated chaos." The Johannesburg-based company, which designs corporate presentations, had just six weeks to take the space from design concept to reality, but used the limited timeframe to dig up salvaged finds to create a truly eclectic look. And if Tribal DDB focused on minimalism, Missing Link went the opposite route entirely: a mashup of bathtubs, graffiti, and even a tree house to achieve an overwhelming—yet cohesive—design experiment.

Adidas, the Germany-based sports-equipment retailer, built in goal-like mesh netting to separate workspaces, and perforated walls to give a utilitarian vibe. One of the core tenets of adidas, the sports equipment retailer based in Germany, is the idea of "team." So with that notion in mind, KINZO architects designed a unique modular furniture system and interior offices that are literally built to help collaboration. "All parts are functional and esthetically designed to work together: furniture that works as a team," KINZO designer Chris Middleton says

We've tapped experts in architecture and workplace design to explain what's wrong with cubicles, and how to remedy your dull office. Is your closed door killing your creativity?

The same architect designed both innovative spaces. Will AOL's cool office stand the test of time, or do you "like" Facebook's better?

How to engineer your non-first-class flight into a comfortable chance to get serious work done.