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Twin Cities traffic woes: Weekend's not bad, then comes Monday

Twin Cities traffic woes: Weekend's not bad, then comes Monday

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's construction map adds only a few hassles this weekend. But the road and ramp closures mushroom after that. Here's your guide.
by MPR News Staff

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Amory Lovins on the future of personal mobility

Amory Lovins on the future of personal mobility

An exploration of the ways we'll get around in the future. The transformation from horse-and-buggy to automobiles was nearly complete in a little more than a decade.
by MPR News Staff

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Learn to sniff like a dog and experience the world in a new way

Learn to sniff like a dog and experience the world in a new way

We humans think we don't have a very good sense of smell. But psychologist Alexandra Horowitz says dogs can show us how to train our noses so they give us a window into a secret world.
by Alexandra Horowitz

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Eager to burst his own bubble, a techie made apps to randomize his life

Eager to burst his own bubble, a techie made apps to randomize his life

Suddenly aware of repetitive feedback loops in his life, Max Hawkins created apps that decided where he should go, what strangers' parties he should attend, even how he should spend Christmas.
by Alix Spiegel and Micaela Rodríguez

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Appetites: A simpler way of preserving

Appetites: A simpler way of preserving

Take all your old notions of preserving and throw them away, says Beth Dooley.
by MPR News Staff

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Go outside: Minnesota state parks are free on Saturday

Go outside: Minnesota state parks are free on Saturday

The Department of Natural Resources is waiving admission fees for all 75 state parks for National Get Outdoors Day.
by Cody Nelson

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Alex Honnold scales El Capitan without ropes, and the climbing world reels

Alex Honnold scales El Capitan without ropes, and the climbing world reels

The climber scaled the granite wall in under four hours, in what Alpinist magazine says "is indisputably the greatest free solo of all time."

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No kayak? You can still paddle the Mississippi this summer

No kayak? You can still paddle the Mississippi this summer

A coalition of organizations have partnered to create the Paddleshare program. You don't need any of your own equipment. Just stop by the Paddleshare website, make a reservation and off you go.
by William Lager

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