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Composer, lyricist and performer, Miranda wows audiences and upends U.S. history with his dazzlingly fresh hip-hop musical
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Rudolph Tanzi and Doo Yeon Kim have invented a revolutionary new tool to study the mysteries of the disease and counter the coming epidemic of dementia
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The artist's creative approach to bringing new life to a crumbling neighborhood offers hope for America's beleaguered cities
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Engineer Rana el Kaliouby is set to change the way we interact with our devices—and each other
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At age 11, Lilianna Zyszkowski designed a new life-saving device to help people track their medication. That was just the beginning
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The amazing tale of a determined art director who harnessed the powers of the greatest illustrators around the world to blow kids' minds
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The "SNL" veterans behind the sly new series "Documentary Now" add a layer of authenticity to the art of sending up nonfiction films
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The scientist behind NASA's New Horizons mission gave cheering earthlings their first close-up view of the dwarf planet
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Zoe Crosher and Shamim Momin are behind the effort to turn the classic American eyesore into true art
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Artist John Grade painstakingly built a 150-year-old giant hemlock out of half a million blocks of reclaimed wood
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The most famous account of life during the Holocaust has been read by tens of millions of people
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Adding to their supervillain-esque powers, roaches can gnaw through tough materials with surprisingly strong jaws
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The Austrian destination has a lot more to offer than exotic animals
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Traditions and turkey don't have to be incompatible with Earth-friendly practices
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A new test for planetary status leaves the diminutive world and its dwarf planet kin out of the family portrait
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Stick man Patrick Dougherty’s sculptures evoke a playful urge to crawl inside
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Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo traveled the world to capturing these surprisingly elegant structures
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Scientists created a piece of graphene-based paper that can fold itself into a box, pick up objects and even inch around corners
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How one of the world's most famous skyscrapers was built
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From nosepickers to historic buttonholes, the Nonseum is full of failed inventions
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