The wakefulness drug modafinil, dubbed “Professor’s little helper” has in some circles become the go-to drug for pushing the clock back. Much of the distribution is conducted illicitly, meaning the patient […]
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It’s a fact of life that we are surrounded by points of view and by propaganda that is heavily messaged and it’s meant to persuade us of something.
A new agreement targeting Dutch content publishers involves linking an e-book’s digital watermark to the purchaser’s account. That way, if a copy of the e-book ends up on a pirating site, the publishers will know who to come after.
There’s been a lot of criticism lately of badly written science, following the publication of Michael Billig’s Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences in which […]
How the Universe tells us its age, size, and properties, and leads us inescapably to the conclusion that it’s billions, not merely thousands, of years old. Today, we’re lucky enough to […]
The nicest response to a critic who gives a product (particularly films, games, comics, etc.) a low score is fans’ insistence that the critic is wrong. Of course, many fans […]
Medical professionals are demonstrating how Google Glass could be used for tasks ranging from viewing CAT scans during surgery to recording an actual procedure for educational purposes.
Five guidelines for navigating the Internet from the great 19th-century liberal individualist.
Any biographer writing about a familiar subject faces the same towering problem—how do I make this person seem new and modern? When writing about an artist such as Norman Rockwell, […]
Companies need to test their most interesting people now, to get them ready to take over soon. The markets demand this, and ignoring the markets is always foolhardy.
If your smartphone is glued to your hand, then, we believe you are already a kind of Cyborg.
I’ve just gotten around to reading closely Marilynne Robinson’s most recent collection of essays—When I Was a Child I Read Books. Robinson, maybe our best novelist, is a challenging writer. […]
Developers at Samsung are trying to one-up Google Glass, the technology that delivers the Internet via a pair of eyeglasses, by creating contact lenses capable of displaying the same electronic information.
A smartphone uses up a lot more energy than most people think. Multiply that by a billion or more, and include all the other objects that use the Internet. A new paper asks: Where is all that energy coming from?
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be Dr. House for a day and solve medical mysteries? CrowdMed might be able to help you. It is a service that […]
Thanks to some scientific sleuthing courtesy of a dedicated toxicologist, nicotine may have to surrender its infamous position.
The Russian intelligence service has put in an order for typewriters and ribbons in hopes of avoiding Edward Snowden-type digital leaks. Writer Marc Herman notes that for the rest of us, this approach won’t make much difference.
University of Florida researchers have developed a six-inch-long, lightweight vehicle that can fly over, under, and through a hurricane while sending information in real time.
The theory is we should protect people from themselves.
If stars, planets, and biological processes are so common in the Universe, then where is everyone? “If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens… Where Is Everybody?”–Stephen Webb As egocentric as […]
Mastery is accessible, in fact, much more so today than ever before due to the explosion of the information economy.
I came to the full realization that there is no formula for life. And a perfect job, a house, a business or a spouse is an illusion of our mind trying to bring order to a life that has none.
Taking a clue from the mobile computing industry, major automakers are either designing or thinking about designing customized apps that a driver can download from their car’s monitor.
Despite an uptick in tourism and a shortage of hotel rooms, the government has clamped down on citizens offering private rooms to foreign visitors, mainly because those visitors lack basic home training.
People were talking about a third world war, which thank God didn’t happen.
The astronomy video blogger Tony Darnell explains why conspiracy theories about COMET ISON are nonsense, but that a meteor shower might be expected in 2014.
Researchers have been studying the social, ecological, and economic factors behind what they say is the “homogenization” of American lawns…and “keeping up appearances” is only one of them.
What kind of people confess to crimes they didn’t commit? You might imagine they’re sleepless and terrified, with cops telling them there’s already proof of their guilt. And you’d be […]
Technology makes some conversations seem pointless, boring.
Scientists at USC believe “Ellie,” a combination of sensors and software, could possibly revolutionize talk therapy by giving human therapists information on patient biometrics.