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The Edge of Progress Tour Comes to a Close
Stella and I said our teary goodbyes today.
Read & DiscussOuttakes: The Edge of Progress Tour, Week Three
Showers for nerds, igniting cardboard boxes, giant dinosaurs, and unsuccessfully battling every claw machine along the way.
Read & DiscussWhat Brings America Together? Chinese Food
Every town, no matter how small or homogeneous, had at least one Chinese restaurant.
Read & DiscussThe Edge of Progress Edge, Day 19
We couldn't have asked for a better panorama for our last picture of the day.
Read & DiscussThe Modern Factory: SFMade Brings Manufacturing Back to San Francisco
SFMade wants us to treat our manufactures as artisans, not cogs in a machine.
Read & DiscussThe Edge of Progress Edge, Day 18
Here she is, the day before we give watch her ride into the sunset without us.
Read & DiscussRobots Making Movies at Bot and Dolly
Bot and Dolly is a San Francisco-based production company that uses recycled industrial robots to shoot their films. We'll find out more in one...
Read & DiscussRock Block: Musical Murals in San Francisco
I came across these great murals outside of GAFTA.
Read & DiscussGray Area
Here we are at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, one of the innovators we're talking to in San Francisco. Its mission is to create social...
Read & DiscussIt's Great To Be Alive in Colma
Visiting the grave of Emperor Norton, a colorful local San Francisco celebrity who in 1859 proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States.
Read & DiscussThe Edge of Progress Edge, Day 17
Amber waves of grain, check. Purple mountains, check. And now, sea to shining sea.
Read & DiscussCrash Space: Lasers, 3D Printers, and the Hacker Ethos
By repurposing electronics and making things from scratch, Crash Space's hackers are reducing waste and thumbing their noses at consumer culture.
Read & DiscussThe Great Green Hope: Pea Soup Andersen's
Pea Soup Andersen's is only pea soup-themed restaurant between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Read & DiscussThe Edge of Progress Edge, Day 16
The end of Daylight Saving Time means we're spending a lot more time driving in the dark.
Read & DiscussClifton's Cafeteria Serves Up Jello Salad and Nostalgia
Step inside this old-timey cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles, the last vestige of an earlier time
Read & DiscussThe Edge of Progress Edge, Day 15
We found an old friend for Stella in Los Angeles today.
Read & DiscussPlaying with Lasers at Crash Space
We just left Crash Space, a self-proclaimed "clubhouse for nerds" nestled in a residential neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Read & DiscussOuttakes: The Edge of Progress Tour, Week Two
Our second week on the Edge of Progress tour was all about the Southwest as we drove through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Read & DiscussAn Urban Design Experiement in the Middle of the Desert
Arcosanti is an experimental community dedicated to the principles of arcology, a concept that melds architecture and ecology.
Read & DiscussThe Edge of Progress Edge, Day 14
We're en route to LA and our fourth innovator interview.
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