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Going beyond the expected and challenging the limits of a material, process or even one's own thought process, is a skill that is being explored more often with the assistance of technology. Check out these intriguing ceiling installations by Orproject and tell us what you think about such design...

A lot goes into the makeup of a seemingly simple process or product. Ankon Mitra enlightens us about material behaviour and translation with his latest origami workshop with NIFT. Check it out...

Architecture is said to be the mother of all arts. Check out how emerging technology can now augment design process. NBBJ Architects make headway in implementing VR and AR...

What does it take to brand a practice? Check out the powerful thought process that has endorsed Balmond Studio architecture, art and design!

Anjali Srinivasan's ChoChoMa Studio works with innovative hybrid glass processes that can be customized to one's décor needs. Check out the works of some of the most experienced artisans in the field of glass art…

Here's a list of products voluntarily recalled by the Kellogg Co. because they could be contaminated with salmonella from a Georgia peanut processing facility

A short guide to understanding the U.S. election process.

Some researchers believe Oval Office stress accelerates aging process

Living in the serene mountains; yet totally connected to the world. Does this seem like a pun? Well, it isn't! Check out this absolutely digitally-connected retreat in the Himalayas

Published May 23, 2006. Creative Commons License was a controversial topic. The major objection to Creative Commons licensing was whether it was really sprouting creativity; many who did not agree with creative commons believed that it was allowing people to download free songs and that no creativity was needed to make a mashup by combining various artists' works into one song. Simon Lake, the CEO of a not-for-profit company called Screenrights argued that '"there's a certain arrogance in believing you can do whatever you want to someone else's output. To say copyright stifles creativity is ridiculous. If you put those two things together, copyright is the end process, it's what protects creativity. And to suggest that copying is creating is ridiculous."' However, others disagreed and said that it in fact was the contrary. People, like Jim Moynihan, found that copyrights actually "force you to be more creative." In the end however, creative commons allows artists more freedom and the ability to selectively restrict certain works as copyrighted and to allow other works to be public and accessible. But it is illegal to use unauthorized media in mashups, sampling, and remixes; posing the justified potential threat, to many DJs and creators of reworked media, of lawsuits and getting sued.

Date issued: April 17th, 2009. This article from wired.com by David Kravets deals with a lawsuit filed by students against turnitin.com. The students claimed this website was breaching the copyrights the students owned for the essays they wrote. There was a countersuit filed against one of the students accusing because the student in question was already cheating the essays he was writing. This article discusses the problem of whether your work is really yours and is just another step in the process of trying to make rules to govern the internet.

Voters stand to lose out if the Supreme Court treats political spending by businesses and other big-money players as protected speech.

"For the moviegoer, the shift will mean that advertising will become more integral to the movie. The change may not be obvious at first, but the devil is going to wear a lot more Prada. "

NPR-Talk of the Nation. January 31, 2011. Genre: Talk Show/ World News. Bill Gates goes onto the show to discuss the issue of polio, a disease that was thought to have been completely eliminated by vaccination. According to Bill Gates there are many countries including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria where polio is still an epidemic. It is his goal to eliminate this disease once and for all throughout the world. Bill Gates has invested over 400 million dollars in this process.