Science Jigsaws | Scientific American

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ESPN reportedly selling equity stake for RedZone and other NFL properties | NFL

ESPN has reached a deal with the NFL to purchase RedZone, NFL Network and other league holdings, the Athletic reported on Friday. The NFL will receive equity in ESPN that “is potentially worth billions” in exchange, according to the report. An official announcement is expected next week, ending a four-year period of complicated, on-and-off negotiations….

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When to Innovate and When to Imitate

We often valorize companies that attempt to innovate in their industries, because they push the boundaries of what is possible and, in doing so, achieve extraordinary returns for their endeavors. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of top performing companies rank innovation among their top three priorities. But not all firms benefit from their investment in innovation.

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Read an extract from Alex Foster’s sci-fi novel Circular Motion, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club

“I was weightless. The pod had taken flight…” MarWin55/Getty Images/iStockphoto The drive was quiet. I put on the electronic music I liked but, feeling anxious, soon turned it off. I drove through to morning, along endless chain-link fences, escaping the Arctic Circle to find the sun. Its rise over the highway tundra was freer than…

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