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Lichen loves to grow on tall, rocky mountains. But it doesn't know the difference between that and a skyscraper. Covering our buildings in it would keep them cool for free, if one artist's experiments work out.
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Read More »RIP Angela Darmody: Aleksa Palladino On The Birth And Death Of A Character
"It was devastating," says multi-hyphenate performer-musician-artist Aleksa Palladino about the too-short life of one of Boardwalk Empire's nuanced characters.
Read More »RIP Angela Darmody: Aleksa Palladino On The Birth And Death Of A Character
"It was devastating," says multi-hyphenate performer-musician-artist Aleksa Palladino about the too-short life of one of Boardwalk Empire's nuanced characters. And she shares the alternate ending for Angela that never aired. To play Angela Darmody, the dreamer wife of conflicted gangster Jimmy Darmody [Michael Pitt] on Martin Scorsese project
Read More »Price on Carbon Failing to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Alberta’s $57 million carbon-cutting program is failing, according to the latest report from the Canadian province’s auditor-general, Merwan Saher. Like many such programs around the world, it includes an emissions trading scheme , which allows polluters to meet their emissions reductions targets by buying carbon offsets from a selection of approved projects.
Read More »Price on Carbon Failing to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Alberta’s $57 million carbon-cutting program is failing, according to the latest report from the Canadian province’s auditor-general, Merwan Saher. Like many such programs around the world, it includes an emissions trading scheme , which allows polluters to meet their emissions reductions targets by buying carbon offsets from a selection of approved projects.
Read More »Microsoft Worker Builds iPhone App
Mike Swanson built a wildly popular iPhone app while working at his day job at Microsoft. After more than a decade working as an evangelist for Microsoft, Mike Swanson launched a start-up specializing in..
Read More »Microsoft Worker Builds iPhone App
Mike Swanson built a wildly popular iPhone app while working at his day job at Microsoft. After more than a decade working as an evangelist for Microsoft, Mike Swanson launched a start-up specializing in...
Read More »Work Smart: Disrupt Your Inbox
If you're looking for a quick way to improve productivity for yourself as well as those around you, look no further than your inbox. Most of us take email for granted now, which is why there is an opportunity there to improve and optimize how you communicate
Read More »The Birth Of An Idea: Ads To Rebrand Girls
Fast Company asked several of the most creative ad agencies in the world to rebrand baby girls. Their mock campaigns recast girls as the No. 1 choice for consumers from China to the U.S
Read More »For Video Game Makers, Playing The Competition Is A Heroic Task
For most executives, sizing up the competition means reading white papers or paying researchers to conduct market analyses.
Read More »Gratitude As A Business Strategy
Most of us are fantastic complainers. When someone doesn't meet our expectations, we let them know. We may even let their boss or mother know.
Read More »Work Smart: How To Find Your Sweet Spot
The greatest achievements happen in the overlap of three things: Your genuine interests, skills, and opportunities.
Read More »Elena Silenok On Magic Mirrors, Virtual Closets, And The Future Of Fashion
In the latest installment of Fast Company’s future-gazing series, Crystal Ballin’, Elena Silenok of Clothia envisions an era of magic mirrors, virtual closets, and the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy by Alicia Silverstone. FAST COMPANY: What is your startup, Clothia
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