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Dating app bans filters and photoshop edits: 'We want real people to feel celebrated, not swiped past'

Zepeel launched to general obscurity in 2012. Now they’re back with a bold campaign, which encourages users to be their authentic selves.

A golf ball sits on a blue tee on the beach, right next to the water

These biodegradable golf balls dissolve in water after play — and feed fish, too

Albus Golf hopes their Ecobioballs will find players who care about the game and the planet.

A close-up of a dome-like shelter made from sandbags and wire

'SuperAdobe' sandbag shelters offer sustainable, cheap housing for people in need

First designed by Iranian architect Nader Khalili, SuperAdobe homes have popped up all around the world.

A rendering of BIOCAP tiles installed along a seawall at Morningside Park in Miami

Researchers create 3D-printed seawall to protect marine life from coastal erosion

BIOCAP tiles, a 3D-printed modular system designed to support marine life and reduce wave impact along urban seawalls, will be installed on the existing seawall at Morningside Park in Miami, Florida.

The exterior of a tan building. Big blue block letters read: DMV

Teen invents app that slashes DMV wait times, increases access to 'essential services'

13-year-old Sowmya Nandyala was inspired to create her DriveIt app after her parents were given a “six-month wait” at their local DMV in Texas.

A photo collage of an aerial view of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a picket sign on the grass that says 'ALTADENA IS NOT FOR SALE', the tower of Denver City Hall, a group of kids drawing on a table, and an ocean's shoreline

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Honey bees gather around a block of nutrient-enriched food

New pollen-replacing 'power bars' give honey bees nutrients they need to survive

Researchers from Washington State University liken the bee’s food supplement to human “power bars.”

A phone screen displays an "I voted" graphic with the American flag

This man wants to fix America's low voter turnout with mobile phone voting. Here's what it would look like

As Congress approves the SAVE Act, venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk hopes to make elections more accessible.

A photo collage of a pile of invoices, two people looking inside a mini fridge, three people standing in front of a home made out of surfboard waste, a woman handing out a free meal to a young student, and a solar farm

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A woman stands on a lit stage with a diagram behind her, showing an array of fruit molded and fruit intact.

In TED Talk, chemist debuts 'natural peel' that extends the life of produce without 'refrigeration, pesticides, waxes, or plastics'

Food chemist Jenny Du said their natural peel works on “bananas, avocados, limes, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, berries, you name it.”

Woebot makes the case for AI therapy in new TED Talk: Therapists can't be there 'for those 2 a.m. panic attacks'

Woebot creator Alison Darcy: “Most people aren't getting in front of a therapist, and even if they are, they're not there beside you as you live your life.”

A man on a TED Talk main stage giving a presentation. On the screen behind him are the words: "Star Wars Field Guide"

Lucasfilm on AI: ‘We need to use these tools thoughtfully and with the full permission of the talent’

Rob Bredow looked back at innovations at the heart of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Indiana Jones” to show how AI should be used as an artist tool, not as a replacement.