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An initiative at M.I.T. that helps to connect venture capitalists with inventors and innovators may spur the creation of a new social network. The government is watching for results.
The industrialized world is aging, but perhaps there is cause to celebrate. Stefany Anne Golberg at The Smart Set sees a future of technological wonder and wise elders.
A study by the Electromagnetic Compatibility Society finds that: "There is no definitive instance of an air accident known to have been caused by a passenger's use of an electronic device."
Inspired by the state's earthquakes, California researchers have predicted where future crimes will occur by using seismological methods intended to measure aftershocks.
Which will prove better: austerity or deficit spending? The respective approaches taken by Britain and America to recover the economy may prove a useful historical experiment.
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in't,” Polonius says in Act 2 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet after an exchange with the title character. After encountering the unique sculpture of […]
Sustainable farming is a topic of pressing interest and a domain of growing innovation in agriculture, but it's an incredibly complex issue involving multiple interrelated factors. A new partnership between […]
In a guest post today, AU graduate student Allison Kind takes a look at the social media campaign behind the launch of comedian Conan O'Brien's new show on TBS.--Matthew Nisbet […]
While rail passengers are being warned to expect fare increases of up to 40% - possibly even more - over the next four years it’s bonanza time in the boardrooms […]
"A man's shaved head—whether it's to-the-skin or with slight stubble—can suggest a sigh-inspiring combination of intellectual depth and machismo."
"The moon is pockmarked with cold, wet oases that could contain enough water ice to be useful to manned missions." A recent NASA mission found evidence of life's cornerstone.
Surveys show that religious people prefer secular justifications for their political stances while secularists presume they don't. Is religion getting an undeserved bad name?
"As the sales of e-books finally start to soar, what effect will this digital revolution have on publishers, readers and writers? Will the novel as we know it survive?"
"Many reasons have been given for the West’s dominance over the last 500 years. But, Ian Morris argues, its rise to global hegemony was largely due to geographical good fortune."
In the greatest leak in the history of the United States military, WikiLeaks plans to publish 391,832 classified documents on the Iraq on the Internet.
The life of a microcredit loan is often very short—lengthening the repayment window would allow borrowers the opportunity to create bigger gains, says Forbes' Eva Pereira.
"A Swedish study finds that 70-year-olds in 2000 did better on intelligence tests than 70-year-olds had done in 1971." Scientific American reports on the aging process.
"Because the coldhearted equations of classical economics neglect emotion, their description of our decisions remained woefully incomplete." The Frontal Cortex on the irrational consumer.
The last day of The Daily Beast's ideas forum in New Orleans features talks from political thinkers like James Carville and business leaders from India and China.
Is an Obamaville in your future? That’s the question asked by a mailer sent in by one of Greg Sargent’s readers. The mailer is sponsored by the 60 Plus Association, […]