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Semachrysa Jade: Flickr Photo Helps Identify New Lacewing Insect Species Researchers recently spotted a previously unknown species of lacewing while randomly ipping through images posted on the online database Flickr. The images of the new lacewing, which has a 30-millimeter wingspan, were taken in a forested park north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by an amateur photographer and then posted online. First Hand Look Origins, Geek Chic No man's land: Women-only city planned for Saudi Arabia to allow more and more females to pursue a career Saudi Arabia is planning to build a new city exclusively for women as it bids to combine strict Sharia law and career minded females pursuing work. It is hoping to allow womens desire to work without defying the countrys Islamic laws. Power Woman, New Social Systems Bill Gates Seeks Answers in the Toilet \Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks one of the answers to improving health is in the bathroom. A year ago, his foundation issued a challenge to universities to create a new toilet, launching a worldwide effort to improve sanitation. This week the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced who won the challenge. Life Logic, Hackdesign, Living Without, Living Matter Meet the Mirror-Free Bride: Woman Avoided Mirrors for One Year Kjerstin Gruys, a 29-year-old PhD student in sociology, has mastered the art of avoiding her own reection. For months, her daily schedule began with the typical teeth brushing, but a curtain covered the bathroom mirror. It was part of a unique experiment that Gruys hopes will help boost her own self-esteem and inspire others to stop focusing on external perfection. Restoration, Living Without, Incognito Canned Air, Cans of 100% Organic Air From Cities Worldwide Prague-based photographer Kirill Rudenko has created Canned Air, cans of 100% organic air from cities worldwide meant to relieve stress, cure homesickness and ght nostalgia. He started selling Canned Air from his home base of Prague and has now moved to cities like New York City, Paris, Singapore and more. Rudenko has Canned Air available to purchase at his Etsy shop, cooperativ. Tangible Intangible, Memory Management 3D Printed Meats May Soon Be on the Menu A startup wants to create 3D printed meat to ll the human craving for animal protein without continuing to take an environmental toll on the planet. According to Cnet, billionaire Peter Thiel is directing between $250,000 to $350,000 from his philanthropic foundation toward Missouri-based Modern Meadow to create the bio-printed meat. Hackdesign

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The Lego Story As The LEGO Group celebrates its 80th Birthday, we take a look back at its history with this short animated lm. 1,522,102 views Kidult [VIDEO] 1,000,000,000,000 Frames/Second Photography - Ramesh Raskar Inspired by his work, Ramesh Raskar and his team set out to create a camera that could capture not just a bullet (traveling at 850 meters per second) but light itself (nearly 300 million meters per second). 725,125 views Slow Perception In H+: The Digital Series, a post-apocalyptic techno-thriller that debuts today from producer Bryan Singer, a consumer device that allows people to stay connected 24-hours a day directly results in the demise of one-third of the Earths population. 255,398 views Screen Culture, Data Divinity, Robopocalypse

OH MY DAYUM - Songify the 5 Guys Review Daym offers a songied critique of the challenging salty, sweet, & umami avors of a Five Guys cheeseburger. 1,279,153 views Analyze, Sample, Remix

THIS WEEK IN HASHTAGS/TRENDING LANGUAGE miley cyrus chad johnson #sharkweek #london2012closingceremony jennifer aniston @ofcialmelb disney #roseanneroast liam gallagher #yourakeeperif

UPCOMING EVENTS
8.18-19 Jazz Age Lawn Party - Governor's Island, NY 8.19 World Humanitarian Day 8.27-9.9 U.S. Open - Tennis 8.27-30 GOP National Convention 9.4-6 DNC National Convention

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9.10 Paris Design Week 9.13-20 NY Fashion Week