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3D Printing Gets Cheesy

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Has it ever crossed your mind that everything you see for sale–no matter how mundane–is someone’s life passion? Or, at least, their work passion. Somewhere as we speak two or three people are in a room trying to figure out how to make a whoopie cushion for two cents less than before. Someone is touting the virtues of the newest design in egg cartons. The guys that make the tube that carries your money to the bank teller at the drive through window? They exist, too. It is natural for us to think about

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Farmers Business Network cultivates $40 million to help farmers buy seeds at favorable prices

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 GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and DBL Partners co-led a $40 million investment in Farmers Business Network Inc., the company announced on Tuesday. FBN started out as something of a professional network for farmers and other agronomists. It allowed people working in agriculture to anonymously share information about what they were paying for seeds, fertilizers, and other… Read More Continue reading Farmers Business Network cultivates $40 million to help farmers buy seeds at favorable prices→

Farmers Business Network cultivates $40 million to help farmers buy seeds at favorable prices

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 GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and DBL Partners co-led a $40 million investment in Farmers Business Network Inc., the company announced on Tuesday. FBN started out as something of a professional network for farmers and other agronomists. It allowed people working in agriculture to anonymously share information about what they were paying for seeds, fertilizers, and other… Read More Continue reading Farmers Business Network cultivates $40 million to help farmers buy seeds at favorable prices→

Growing Plants on Mars… on Earth

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One of the biggest challenges of traveling to Mars is that it’s far away. That might seem obvious, but that comes with its own set of problems when compared to traveling to something relatively close like the Moon. The core issue is weight, and this becomes a big deal when you have to feed several astronauts for months or years. If food could be grown on Mars, however, this would make the trip easier to make. This is exactly the problem that [Clinton] is working on with his Martian terrarium, or “marsarium”.

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The Science of Sean Spicer’s Compulsive Gum Swallowing Habit

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We wanted a second opinion about Spicer’s gum consumption habit (he said he chews and swallows more than two packs a day), so we talked to a doctor about it. Continue reading The Science of Sean Spicer’s Compulsive Gum Swallowing Habit→

FarmLogs raises $22 million to make agriculture a more predictable business

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Jesse Vollmar Farmlogs - 06 Ann Arbor, Michigan-based FarmLogs has raised $22 million in a Series C round of funding for technology that helps farmers monitor and measure their crops, predict profits, manage risks from weather, pests and more. Naspers Ventures led the round joined by the company’s earlier backers Drive Capital, Huron River Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, SV Angel and individual investors… Read More Continue reading FarmLogs raises $22 million to make agriculture a more predictable business→