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“Update Facebook Status”: Use Your Blinker, Genius!
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Not So Fast, Slick: Rethinking How Often to Change Your Oil
My first car was a ’68 Mustang, navy blue with a black vinyl top and a classic 289 engine. Everyone who saw it nod…
More than a Feeling: Prescribing Music to Alter Moods
I’ve just discovered this satellite radio channel called 1st Wave. It plays alternative ’80s rock that’…
A Little Class: Clean, Well-Lit Modular Green Spaces for Kids
There are (or were) few things as wonderfully tech-free as the little red schoolhouse. A single room, a few wooden desks…
Fuel Grades: New EPA Vehicle Efficiency Labels to Make a Mark on 2012 Models
Pass-fail classes were a gift. I mean, not when I thought I would ace them, because what would be the point? But when ge…
IKEA Digs Deep for Energy Efficiency
Every time I pass a Best Buy, Wal-Mart or Target, I can almost see a pulsing blue aura hovering around the mammoth plex;…
Case on Point: Laptop Carrier Bags Solar Battery Charger
Since we’ve been on a bit of sun kick lately (hey, it’s August), here’s a solar-powered gadget that…