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Why There's A Rideable 4,000-Pound Spider-Robot Being Built In Somerville

Why There's A Rideable 4,000-Pound Spider-Robot Being Built In Somerville

WBUR Boston — In October 2011, Dan Cody and James Whong got an email from their friend and fellow Olin College of Engineering graduate Gui Cavalcanti. The email, according to Whong, said simply, "I want to build a giant [expletive] hexapod" - a six-legged robot.

Generation Stuck

Generation Stuck

WBUR Boston — How does it feel to be young in this struggling economy? For the average twenty-something, it means feeling overqualified, underemployed, and overwhelmed. Stuck. Kat and Sam are two young people for whom the economic and psychological challenges of a generation have taken a very personal toll.

Former IBM Engineer Creates Boston's First Bicycle-Driven Late Night Cookie Delivery Business

Former IBM Engineer Creates Boston's First Bicycle-Driven Late Night Cookie Delivery Business

WBUR Boston — If you see a team of young men and women riding around in the middle of the night wearing orange jumpsuits, don't panic. They aren't prison escapees. They are actually employees of Sweet Idea - Boston's only bicycle-driven late night cookie delivery service.

4 Reasons Why Sandy Could Be 'The Perfect Storm' For New England

4 Reasons Why Sandy Could Be 'The Perfect Storm' For New England

WBUR Boston — The National Weather Service in Taunton released a statement Thursday morning saying that it is confident the New England region could see a close pass or direct hit from Hurricane Sandy by late Monday.

Man Builds Boston In Video Game, Internet Finally Discovers It Six Years Later

Man Builds Boston In Video Game, Internet Finally Discovers It Six Years Later

WBUR Boston — Phil Boucher decided he wanted to create an homage to Boston by recreating the city in Sim City 4.

7 Things That Cost Less Than The Big Dig

7 Things That Cost Less Than The Big Dig

WBUR Boston — A Massachusetts state official announced Wednesday that the total cost of the Big Dig, also known as the Central artery/Tunnel Project, is estimated at $24.3 billion, making it the most expensive highway project in U.S. history. We did some of our own digging and made a list of seven things that cost less than the Big Dig.

There Goes My Hero: The Rise Of The Self-Effacing Everyman In Pop Culture

There Goes My Hero: The Rise Of The Self-Effacing Everyman In Pop Culture

WBUR Boston — In one of the final scenes of his rock documentary, "Mistaken For Strangers," director Tom Berninger sits alone inside his room in his brother's house and sobs. Behind him sits an empty beer bottle and a coffee cup - discernible peaks on a mountainous mess of papers, editing equipment and trash. The moment comes after months of filming and working as a crewmember on tour for indie rock band The National, of which his brother Matt Berninger is the frontman and subject of the film. "I just want to make something good," Tom pleads through the camera, unable to make firm eye contact with it.