Google is teaming with the Holocaust Museum to bring images of devastation in Darfur in the hopes of raising awareness. Resolution is so high that you can see burned houses. We knew there was more to Google Earth than trying to find people having sex on the beach or looking at your house and trying to figure out when exactly the satellite was overhead.
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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A Geodesic Dome Promises Fish from the Sky
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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Companies Value Internships, So Why Don't They Hire Interns?
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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Infographic: Understanding Social Enterprise
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Is it Time to 'Occupy Teach For America'?
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350 eARTh: The World's First Art Exhibit Large Enough to Be Seen From Outer Space
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"Accidental Earth Experiment" Prize to BP for Gulf Oil Spill
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