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Lucasfilm's Andi Gutierrez on Ask Me Another.

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Meet the Expert: Andi Gutierrez

11:54am May 06, 2016

Our expert Andi Gutierrez is the social media connoisseur for a galaxy far, far away. We wrote a game about our favorite combination of Star Wars and social media: Star Wars parody Twitter accounts.

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Who Are You Wearing?

11:53am May 06, 2016

Our producers went out onto the C2E2 convention floor and asked some cosplayers, "Who are you wearing?" In this game, cosplayers describe their outfit and you have to guess who they are.

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Rose McGowan: The Listener Spell Book Challenge

11:52am May 06, 2016

Rose McGowan rekindles her witchcraft and recites spells from Charmed's Book of Spells.

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Stop And Go

11:51am May 06, 2016

Red light, green light! Every answer in this final round will contain one of these three words: red, yellow or green.

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Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), and Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes in Captain America: Civil War.

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'Captain America: Civil War' Is The Mightiest Marvel Movie

10:59am May 06, 2016

by Chris Klimek

"The Vibranium standard for super-team flicks" is reviewer Chris Klimek's take on the 13th Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

The University of Louisville's marching band leaves the Churchill Downs infield after performing the state song at the Kentucky Derby.

Churchill Downer: The Forgotten Racial History Of Kentucky's State Song

10:32am May 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

"My Old Kentucky Home" is sung every year at the Kentucky Derby. Written in 1852 as an anti-slavery ballad, the song has a more sinister meaning upon closer examination.

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"I have come around to a very optimistic view that we are winning and ... we will ultimately prevail" – Al Gore

Should We Feel Optimistic ... About Climate Change?

10:22am May 06, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Vice President Al Gore says that — despite the dismal news on climate change — he's optimistic.

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"There is a huge power – a huge effect – in even one positive act." – John Hunter

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How Can We Teach Children To Create A Hopeful Future?

10:22am May 06, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Educator John Hunter describes how he finds hope and inspiration in his fourth grade students — and their ability to solve big problems.

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"In all, optimism has lots of benefits. But the question that was really confusing to me was, how do we maintain optimism in the face of reality?"

Are We Natural Optimists?

10:22am May 06, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot makes the case for why humans are wired to have what she calls an "optimism bias."

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"I think optimism is a form of resistance. Tupac talks about roses growing out of concrete. That is optimism." – Birdsong

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How Can We Reframe Negative Narratives About Poverty?

10:22am May 06, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Activist Mia Birdsong says the stories we tell about poverty don't reflect reality. She describes people in her community who are optimistic about their futures — even if the larger society is not.

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