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    <description><![CDATA[Pure Genius examines the innovation that drives the world's most amazing scientific discoveries and the great minds behind them, from university research to military advancements.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Donna Drummond, city planning director, St. Paul]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-donna-drummond-city-planning-director-st-paul/7542]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Four city planners, four different plans for the future. In a bonus series to our special package on the built environment, we ring major U.S. cities to find out what's next. Today's subject: St....]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Four city planners, four different plans for the future. In a bonus series to our special package on the built environment, we ring major U.S. cities to find out what's next. Today's subject: St....]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stacy Lipson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T15:48:35Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Brian Crimmins, city planner, Houston]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-brian-crimmins-city-planner-houston/7539]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Four city planners, four different plans for the future. In a bonus series to our special package on the built environment, we ring major U.S. cities to find out what's next. Today's subject: Houston.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Four city planners, four different plans for the future. In a bonus series to our special package on the built environment, we ring major U.S. cities to find out what's next. Today's subject: Houston.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stacy Lipson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T14:26:15Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Francisco Garcia, city planning director, Miami]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-francisco-garcia-city-planning-director-miami/7487]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Four city planners, four different plans for the future. In a bonus series to our special package on the built environment, we ring major U.S. cities to find out what's next. Today's subject: Miami.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Four city planners, four different plans for the future. In a bonus series to our special package on the built environment, we ring major U.S. cities to find out what's next. Today's subject: Miami.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stacy Lipson]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T14:53:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: John Maeda, president, Rhode Island School of Design]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-john-maeda-president-rhode-island-school-of-design/7498]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ As an artist, designer and higher-education leader, Maeda is on a mission to infuse science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art and design.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As an artist, designer and higher-education leader, Maeda is on a mission to infuse science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art and design.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-john-maeda-president-rhode-island-school-of-design/7498]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-01T16:56:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The buildings are alive: in biology, designers and architects seek answers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/the-buildings-are-alive-in-biology-designers-and-architects-seek-answers/7310]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ As the world's population booms, architects and designers increasingly look to mimic biology to create less polluting, more efficient buildings and cities.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As the world's population booms, architects and designers increasingly look to mimic biology to create less polluting, more efficient buildings and cities.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/the-buildings-are-alive-in-biology-designers-and-architects-seek-answers/7310]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-26T09:00:53Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The future of LEED]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/the-future-of-leed/7350]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The LEED green building ratings system has been criticized for being limited in scope and difficult to achieve. Can the USGBC bring it to the masses? We drop by to find out.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The LEED green building ratings system has been criticized for being limited in scope and difficult to achieve. Can the USGBC bring it to the masses? We drop by to find out.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/the-future-of-leed/7350]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-25T09:00:45Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Rethinking the row home]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/rethinking-the-row-home/7302]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Philadelphia's Postgreen Homes lures buyers with a rare promise: eco-friendly new construction for less than $300,000. Despite a tough economy, the company has sold nine houses. Here's why.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Philadelphia's Postgreen Homes lures buyers with a rare promise: eco-friendly new construction for less than $300,000. Despite a tough economy, the company has sold nine houses. Here's why.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/rethinking-the-row-home/7302]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-24T09:00:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Restoring Honor]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/restoring-honor/7337]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Honor, Mich. was a small town that had so much going for it. But along the way, it got off track. Now, residents are trying to reclaim their beloved town by restoring a sense of "place."]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Honor, Mich. was a small town that had so much going for it. But along the way, it got off track. Now, residents are trying to reclaim their beloved town by restoring a sense of "place."]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Malone]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-23T09:00:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Stephanie Lacour, assistant professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-stephanie-lacour-assistant-professor-ecole-polytechnique-federale-de-lausanne/7292]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A pioneer in the field of stretchable electronics, Lacour has developed wearable devices that transmit real-time biological information.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A pioneer in the field of stretchable electronics, Lacour has developed wearable devices that transmit real-time biological information.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-stephanie-lacour-assistant-professor-ecole-polytechnique-federale-de-lausanne/7292]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-28T11:00:57Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Chip Crawford, director of planning, HOK]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-chip-crawford-director-of-planning-hok/7279]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Chip Crawford champions the techniques of biomimicry, using nature to find solutions to our problems, and works closely with Heinz Award winner Janine Benyus.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Chip Crawford champions the techniques of biomimicry, using nature to find solutions to our problems, and works closely with Heinz Award winner Janine Benyus.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-27T11:00:09Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Louis Guillette Jr., endowed chair of Marine Genomics, Medical University of South Carolina]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-louis-guillette-jr-endowed-chair-of-marine-genomics-medical-university-of-south-carolina/7265]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Louis Guillette recently won a Heinz Award for his groundbreaking studies on how toxic chemicals impact reproductive development and functioning.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Louis Guillette recently won a Heinz Award for his groundbreaking studies on how toxic chemicals impact reproductive development and functioning.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-25T11:00:25Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Nancy Rabalais, executive director, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-nancy-rabalais-executive-director-louisiana-universities-marine-consortium/7256]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Rabalais is a recent Heinz Award winner for her work on aquatic environments, specifically the Gulf "dead zone."]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Rabalais is a recent Heinz Award winner for her work on aquatic environments, specifically the Gulf "dead zone."]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-nancy-rabalais-executive-director-louisiana-universities-marine-consortium/7256]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-20T11:00:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Empowering children and parents who call garbage dumps home]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/empowering-children-and-parents-who-call-garbage-dumps-home/7230]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ As a child, Ryan Integlia learned about the plight of people in some developing countries who worked -- and lived -- in garbage dumps. He launched a nonprofit to help.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As a child, Ryan Integlia learned about the plight of people in some developing countries who worked -- and lived -- in garbage dumps. He launched a nonprofit to help.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/empowering-children-and-parents-who-call-garbage-dumps-home/7230]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-18T11:00:28Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Trash collection goes high tech to promote recycling]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/trash-collection-goes-high-tech-to-promote-recycling/7220]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Paying only for the trash you throw out isn't a new concept, but now the technology has caught up.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Paying only for the trash you throw out isn't a new concept, but now the technology has caught up.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/trash-collection-goes-high-tech-to-promote-recycling/7220]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-13T11:00:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Using physics to answer life's impossible questions]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/using-physics-to-answer-lifes-impossible-questions/7195]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Rhett Allain can see physics in everyday life. But for his students at Southeastern Louisiana University, some of the concepts were a bit trickier to grasp.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Rhett Allain can see physics in everyday life. But for his students at Southeastern Louisiana University, some of the concepts were a bit trickier to grasp.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/using-physics-to-answer-lifes-impossible-questions/7195]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-11T11:00:42Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How technology can reduce traffic congestion and air pollution]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/how-technology-can-reduce-traffic-congestion-and-air-pollution/7215]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Integrating our disconnected traffic systems -- from traffic lights to personal on-board navigation -- could reduce urban congestion and even air pollution.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Integrating our disconnected traffic systems -- from traffic lights to personal on-board navigation -- could reduce urban congestion and even air pollution.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/how-technology-can-reduce-traffic-congestion-and-air-pollution/7215]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-06T11:00:48Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How nature can solve our engineering -- and life -- challenges]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/how-nature-can-solve-our-engineering-and-life-challenges/7203]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ For Janine Benyus, the answers to our most complicated questions can be found in a place we often overlook: nature.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ For Janine Benyus, the answers to our most complicated questions can be found in a place we often overlook: nature.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/how-nature-can-solve-our-engineering-and-life-challenges/7203]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-10-04T11:00:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Steingraber on fracking and raising kids in a toxic world]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/steingraber-on-fracking-and-raising-kids-in-a-toxic-world/7158]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ More from Sandra Steingraber, the Heinz Award winning biologist who focused her life's work on the links between environmental toxins and human diseases.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ More from Sandra Steingraber, the Heinz Award winning biologist who focused her life's work on the links between environmental toxins and human diseases.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/steingraber-on-fracking-and-raising-kids-in-a-toxic-world/7158]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-09-29T11:00:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[From cancer survivor to environmental health expert]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/from-cancer-survivor-to-environmental-health-expert/7154]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ From Sandra Steingraber's bladder cancer diagnosis to raising her two children amid the threat of fracking, her life's work has focused on the links between the environment and human health.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ From Sandra Steingraber's bladder cancer diagnosis to raising her two children amid the threat of fracking, her life's work has focused on the links between the environment and human health.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/from-cancer-survivor-to-environmental-health-expert/7154]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-09-27T11:00:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[What does it take to be airline of the year?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/what-does-it-take-to-be-airline-of-the-year/7176]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Qatar Airways, which becomes 100 aircraft strong this week, is bucking the industry trend of slow growth and cut services. SmartPlanet tours  its newest product, the Boeing 777-300ER.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Qatar Airways, which becomes 100 aircraft strong this week, is bucking the industry trend of slow growth and cut services. SmartPlanet tours  its newest product, the Boeing 777-300ER.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/what-does-it-take-to-be-airline-of-the-year/7176]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-09-26T09:00:43Z</pubDate>
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