Rooftop Solar Panels Are Great for the Planet—But Terrible for Firefighters
New training and fire codes are supposed to make firefighters safer when they run into solar panels, but they’re inconsistently…
Get Ready for Skyscrapers Made of Wood. (Yes, Wood)
Wood is architecture’s hottest new (old) material. The post Get Ready for Skyscrapers Made of Wood. (Yes, Wood) appeared first…
Who Will Pay for the Future if Not the Robots?
If robots take over humans’ jobs, people will lose their incomes—and governments won’t have incomes to tax. The post Who…
One Man’s Quest to Make 20-Year-Old Rum in Just Six Days
Obsessive distiller Bryan Davis invented a contraption for aging booze—fast. His goal: to create highly engineered spirits unlike any you’ve…
The Father of Android Is Back, and He’s Built the Anti-iPhone
Andy Rubin sees the future, and can’t sit around waiting for it to arrive. The post The Father of Android…
Cantina Talk: The Last Jedi Might Have Star Wars’ Most Shocking Reveal Yet
It’s hard to imagine a reveal bigger than the one in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ but the next ‘Star Wars’ movie…
Instead of Banning Cheaters, Pokémon Go Trolls Them Hard
A new “shadowban” leaves Pokémon Go bot runners stuck in a sea of Pidgeys. The post Instead of Banning Cheaters,…
Lyme Isn’t the Only Disease Ticks Are Spreading This Summer
The only way to know the risk of Powassan virus is to collect more data. But that’s not as easy…
Review: Audeze iSine 20
With the right tunes and the right setting, it becomes clear that what Audeze has done here borders on miraculous.…
It’s Time For Silicon Valley to Disrupt Its Toxic Asian Stereotypes
The show constantly questions what keeps innovation from happening in the tech world—but it should ask the same of itself.…