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“Don’t Jog, It’s Too Dangerous.” Evolving Your Cardio for More Benefit, Less Risk

Mark’s Daily Apple veterans are familiar with one of the most controversial and impactful posts ever published to the site, Mark’s 2007 treatise called A Case Against Cardio. The article changed my life and caused me to rethink many of the flawed assumptions about endurance training that have been indoctrinated …

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iRobot’s Genius platform marks shift from autonomy to human-robot collaboration

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Colin Angle no longer believes that full autonomy is the right approach to home robotics. That’s a remarkable statement from the CEO of iRobot, a company that for years touted its carpet-sweeping, floor-dusting Roomba’s automation as a selling point. “In …

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7 Unusual Ways to Declutter Your Home

Photo by dreamerve / Shutterstock.com Like many Americans, I suffer from TMSS — Too Much Stuff Syndrome. While I long to declutter, the sheer amount of stuff crowding the rooms is overwhelming. I could start from one corner and work methodically around each room. But I’m more likely to follow …

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