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TECH+BIZ

LARS BOILESEN, TECH KING OF EMERGING ECONOMIES 

The CEO of Opera is killing it in the world's hottest markets, with some 350 million users from Indonesia to Nigeria.

 

COP-TECH, THE INEVITABLE FUTURE OF POLICING

From drones to something called 'the puke ray', next-generation policing is equal parts scary and promising.

 

DOES TRI TRAN WANT TO END HOME COOKING?

Once a refugee from Vietnam, Tran now runs a $300 million startup that's vying for a permanent seat at your dinner table.

 

EMILIA OTERO AND THE RISE OF THE FOOD TRUCK

A grandmother of 21 is fighting the good fight for street vendors in one of America's most diverse cities. 

 

TEMEL KOTIL IS CONQUERING THE WORLD WITH TURKISH AIR

This understated, mustachioed professor is trying to make Turkish the biggest airline in the world ... in 10 years.

 


 

THE RACE TO DIAGNOSE EBOLA

The story of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs the world over trying to solve one of the outbreak's most pressing issues. 

 

WHY 40 MILLION DEATHS A YEAR ARE A MYSTERY

Some two-thirds of deaths worldwide go unrecorded, leaving governments at a loss of what's really killing people.

 

COSMIN MIHAIU, THE GAMER THAT COULD SAVE GRANDPA'S LIFE

This Romanian is among a group of entrepreneurs using video games to revolutionize rehab. 

 

ARSENIC: THE HEALTH BENEFITS

Sure, it's carcinogenic, but the 2,400-year old Chinese medicine may actually be a key to treating breast cancer. 

 

SHAMING SMOKERS IS BAD FOR DEMOCRACY

Smokers vote 60% less than nonsmokers, according to a new study.

 

HEALTH+SCIENCE

SEX+DRUGS

WHEN ONE PUNCH KILLS

A spate of killings by a single punch, usually from the fist of a drunk young man, has Australia reeling.

 

HOW KINKY PEOPLE ARE GETTING BETTER THERAPY

BDSM is natural. Therapy is natural. It's only natural the two find a way to coexist. 

 

ON WEED + SEX

Though the science on 'weed as aphrodisiac' is hazy, entrepreneurs aren't hesitating to cash in.

 

SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SAY STRAIGHT MEN ARE KISSING EACH OTHER

Almost 90% of straight, college-aged British guys have apparently kissed a bro on the lips.

 

WHEN NOT GETTING WASTED AT WORK GOT YOU FIRED

The account of a notorious ad man, who made "Mad Men look like Sesame Street."


 

SPORT

HOW TO KICK ASS LIKE A RUSSIAN SPY

Once on the verge of extinction during communism, the Russian martial art Systema is now a fav of American special forces.

 

PROBABLY THE MOST BADASS MAN IN BRAZIL

Sandro Cardoso is like Bear Grylls, except his survival shows end with him parachuting off a really fucking high mountain.

 

THE DAY CHINA WATCHED THE SUPER BOWL

In '86, some 450 million Chinese people stopped everything to watch the Super Bowl - they even got a message from Reagan.

 

SADAHARU OH, THE REAL HOME RUN KING

Aside from being a martial artist, zen master and writer, Oh hit 868 homers and won 11 Nippon Professional Baseball titles.

 

HOW 1930S FACISM CREATED TODAY'S TRENDIEST SELF-DEFENSE

The incredible story of Imi Lichtenfeld, who escaped the concentration camps by a hair, creating Krav Maga in the process.

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