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Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser](. [83c70c80-cefc-43e4-9cc7-74e048a5ee95.png]( November 21, 2017 [Top Stories]( [Find a Job]( [GeekWire Events]( [GeekWire 200]( [Become a Member]( GeekWire Gala, December 6 [Seattle’s holiday tradition! Tickets on sale now.]( Today's top stories [Anthony Bourdain in Seattle: ‘Parts Unknown’ episode spotlights how tech is changing the city]( By Taylor Soper Seattle’s reputation around the country is one of a city being completely disrupted by the technology industry. [Chariot wants to launch public mini-bus commuting service in Seattle early next year, with 100K riders and electrification by 2019]( By Monica Nickelsburg Chariot hopes to roll out its public commuting service in Seattle during the first quarter of 2018, according to CEO and founder Ali Vahabzadeh. Sponsored Post [The Rise of the Experience Design Engineer™]( At [Level 11]( we embody the rise of the Experience Design Engineer™(XDE™). 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[What is a blockchain? GeekWire’s guide to this game-changing technology and its vast potential]( By Tom Krazit Most technologies touted as “game-changing” are just somewhat modified versions of something already in use. [Amazon horticulturalist on the impact of the Spheres: ‘Lose yourself in a little piece of nature’]( By Kurt Schlosser Go ahead and smile at that little plant you’ve been tending on your desk. [Trickles of water on Mars? Scientists say they’re more likely to be trickles of sand]( By Alan Boyle Scientists say seasonal features that appear to be wet streaks on the slopes of Martian craters in warm weather are actually dry streaks of dust and sand. [Health tech startup spins out of Univ. of Washington, aims to make surgery more efficient with data science]( By Clare McGrane The University of Washington added yet another startup to its growing list of spinouts Monday: Perimatics, a health technology company that offers data science-based software solutions for hospitals. 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