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Aaron Perry-Zucker

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We Chose To Go To The Moon 50 Years Ago Today

On September 12, 1962, at Rice University's football stadium, John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to make it to the moon within a decade. As the Curiosity rover explores the surface of Mars and Elon Musk takes the private sector to new heights, take a minute to reflect on when we first looked to the stars.

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Why The Economy Is More Like A Garden Than A Machine

We don't pay too much attention to them but metaphors shape our ideas, opinions, and behavior more than you think.