Matt Harding: Around the world, one dance at a time with Google Maps
Today is International Dance Day, a celebration of a universal art form that spans cultures and countries. But dancing isn’t just limited to holidays
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Jessica Chastain In Talks For Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway are getting some good company in Christopher Nolan’s new movie, “Interstellar.” According to new reports, Jessica Chastain is in talks to portray a “third lead” in the film. Deadline doesn’t know more about her role beyond the fact that “this is a great follow to her Oscar-nominated turn in ‘Zero Dark Thirty.'” In fact, little is known about the movie in general, and its stars plan to keep it that way
Read MoreThe 2013 Doodle 4 Google state winners are in and it’s time for you to vote!
Students from across the country sent in more than 130,000 doodles for our 2013 U.S. Doodle 4 Google competition
Read MoreSteven Spielberg Joins Bradley Cooper In ‘American Sniper’
Source: Getty Images Steven Spielberg’s follow-up to “Lincoln” has been revealed. The director has chosen to develop an adaptation of the autobiography “American Sniper” written by Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.
Read MoreBridging the gaps with Street View
Recently we sent our Street View cars driving through the historic seaport town of Kaliningrad (the modern name for Koenigsberg) in Russia as part of our quest to keep Google Maps comprehensive, accurate and useful. While there, we were reminded of a classic mathematical problem: the Seven Bridges of Koenigsberg.The mathematical problem posed an interesting challenge: find a route through Kaliningrad—which was once separated by the Pregel River—by crossing each of the seven bridges in town. The catch?
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