Search
bigthinkeditor
Read Less
Bloggers in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo are being terrorized by a drug cartel trying to silence those speaking out on drug-related violence. Anonymity is faulty protection.
Artificial Intelligence is coming to the iPhone. How will it change your life? The iPhone Assistant is the reborn Siri app, obeying voice commands but also adapting to your needs.
Is Facebook again using a cookies that tracks users across different web properties and back to the Facebook site. Entrepreneur and hacker Nick Cubrilovic says yes and asks why.
Berkeley scientists say with MRI and computer models they can reconstruct our visual experiences, paving the way to reproduce our mental movies, such as dreams and memories.
Berkeley scientists say with MRI and computer models they can reconstruct our visual experiences, paving the way to reproduce our mental movies, such as dreams and memories.
Sociologist Steve Fuller says we're headed for a new humanity which will no longer take as given the "normal human body". Our self-enhancements will include 'cosmetic neurology.'
Black and white thinking gives us a (false and temporary) sense of security and control over life's uncertainties but in reality it narrows our vision and creates insecurity.
Neuroimaging has revealed the neural basis of the intense imagery induced by the "spirit vine", a hallucinogenic brew long used by rain forest shamans to provoke mystical visions.
Why do some survive a breakup without deep distress, even if sad or worried about money? Research shows one thing—having self-compassion—uniquely predicts good outcomes.
The Spaceship Company, a joint-venture between Virgin Galactic and a California technology company, has opened the doors of a new facility to manufacture suborbital spaceships.
In order to successfully integrate your new hire into the workplace, you need to explain to them everything that isn't in the manual.
Lasting change doesn't come from the top. Systems that no longer work must be rebuilt from the bottom up, says Fred Hassan.
Let me get this straight. I’m supposed to come to work with you and work every day with the singular goal of maximizing the value for faceless, nameless people who could blow us off in a nanosecond if they had a bad hair day. Am I right?
Everyone else just saw a trash truck idling at a pickup point, blocking traffic, smoke pouring out of its exhaust and litter everywhere. But Jim Poss saw opportunity for innovation.