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A team of Australian researchers have created the world's first 'pre-bionic' visual implant, laying the ground for a camera-based implant as the technology evolves in the years ahead.
While health concerns have been expressed over the effects of energy drinks on blood pressure, caffeine and taurine may actually improve how certain parts of the heart function.
German scientists have discovered a gene variant that may explain why you're online reading this article at 3 in the morning.
Can you imagine your local burger joint decked out with white tablecloths and candles? Neither can we. However, a study suggests that a calmer redecoration of fast-food restaurants could help prevent overeating.
Rich people are less likely to rely on friends and family in a crisis, preferring to count on the safety their money and possessions can provide, according to a study out this month.
One argument against liberal education is that it’s irrelevant. That objection is typically raised by people engaged in careers in business and allied techno-fields. Ask a typical business leader—especially one […]
Schools that have been burdened by demands to "make every minute count" are considering the benefits to learning that can come from simply giving the kids a break.
We, the living, have won the history jackpot. As centuries go, the 20th century ranks as exceptional, a hard to fathom whirlwind. (The apocalyptic way Stalin and Hitler mass-murdered side-by-side.) […]
The shape of the glass you're drinking from may affect how fast you're drinking, says a new study from a UK university looking for an answer to the problem of binging.
In January Stanford President John Hennessy said in a Faculty Senate meeting that online education is a tsunami academia has to face. He added that “We want to get ahead […]
Don’t get me wrong. I love my NPR. My closet is stuffed with their tote bags, and I’ve shoveled dollars their way. Diane Rehm is the greatest thing since sliced […]
Picking an old white man who looked like he was on his last legs to be your mystery speaker was in a lot of ways emblematic of the Republican Party. […]
Picking an old white man who looked like he was on his last legs to be your mystery speaker was in a lot of ways emblematic of the Republican Party. […]
Mitt, we just met you
Clint was crazy!
So here's a blog post,
"Gall me Maybe"
(with apologies to Carly Rae Jepsen)
If there’s any artist who ever lived and knew color in his soul, it was Vincent Van Gogh. Almost mad with color, Van Gogh owned a box of different-colored yarn […]
Vibrissal sensors, which mimic rodent whiskers, can make tasks safer and easier in a wide range of products, from firefighter helmets to vacuum cleaners.
Scientists announce a new method of weighing mass at the molecular level using nanotechnology. The scale provides increased sensitivity in mass spectroscopy applications.
Your Only Friend Innovation is different from everything you do as a leader in three distinct ways. First, innovation happens in the future for which you currently have no data. […]
It's not all unicorns and rainbows in Silicon Valley these days. Already, voices are starting to grumble that it is The End of the Beginning for Silicon Valley, that Startups Are Boring, […]
There is much being written about the lies Paul Ryan told in his speech at the Republican Convention. I know, “lies” is a pretty strong word. But a ‘fabrication’, ‘taking […]