Hate the News? Wikipedia’s Co-Founder Wants You to Edit It
Jimmy Wales believes the crowd can fix what’s wrong with the media. But is it really journalism? The post Hate…
Photo of the Week: How to Transform Your Nuclear Bunker Into Paradise
Nuclear bunkers are selling fast in Japan. The post Photo of the Week: How to Transform Your Nuclear Bunker Into…
TED Day Three: The Mind-Scrambling TED Talk I Won’t Stop Sharing
Cognitive neuroscientist Anil Seth’s talk about human consciousness was my TED moment. The post TED Day Three: The Mind-Scrambling TED…
For Senior Citizens, the Future of VR Lies in the Past
A new film project seeks to reconnect the elderly with the joys of everyday life. The post For Senior Citizens,…
Vignettes Invents a New Game Genre By Enchanting Your Phone
The iOS game, and others like it, transforms your phone into a window to a more joyful plane of reality.…
How NASA Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them
Making space seem real and beautiful isn’t just marketing. It’s good for science, too. The post How NASA Visualizes Stunning…
A Clever Plan to Secure the Internet of Things Could Still Have Big Drawbacks
Relying on companies to secure IoT at the device level hasn’t worked. Cloudflare has a different approach. The post A…
Want Electric Airplanes? Sorry, But You Gotta Start Small and Boring
After the grandeur of Solar Impulse 2’s round-the-world flight, André Borschberg is ready to start small. The post Want Electric…
Who’ll Be the First to Meld With the Machines? Diabetics
Five years ago, the feds would never let a computer deliver a drug that could kill you. Then they approved…
Let’s Do the Shocking Physics of Why Power Lines Sag
When a cable is supported by the two ends, it will hang down a bit depending on the tension in…