I recently interviewed my friend Steve McIntosh, a Boulder, Colorado-based philosopher, author, and entrepreneur, about his forthcoming book on the subject of evolutionary spirituality (title TBD). Steve is the author […]
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A USDA scientist accepted a challenge to extend the life of strawberries in the fridge by 50 percent. His solution: LEDs that emitted dim ultraviolet light.
WiSee uses an existing wi-fi connection to enable people to control electronic devices like TVs or stereos with gestures…and they don’t even have to be in the same room.
In light of the interrelatedness of all life, we have an obligation to remove silos and broaden biological and biomedical thinking.
There is a reserve of extra performance that the body can be tricked into accessing in competition.
Living your dream job has nothing to do with the specifics of the job. It has to do with the fulfillment that you get from that job.
Tony Robbins says, “most people over-estimate what they can do in a year and under-estimate what they can do in a lifetime.”
Teenage hyper-polyglot Tim Doner speaks 20 languages, which he says often makes him become “a different person.”
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a brain-computer interface that allows a person to guide a flying robot with their thoughts.
The man who killed a prostitute because she wouldn’t return his $150 has been acquitted. Now what?
Is poor food disposal really akin to stealing?
Look out, Tony Stark: Two Baltimore-based companies have teamed up to develop a suit that will allow the truly adventurous to dive to Earth from as high as 100 kilometers up.
The fog releases into a vault and covers the intruder with invisible artificial DNA. Even if they get rid of their clothes, the DNA stays on the skin for two weeks.
University of Minnesota researchers have built a toy-sized aircraft that moves in response to wireless signals interpreted by an EEG cap.
After almost a century, cancer is still the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S. Why?
Antiquated phrasings don’t make you any more profound than antiquated notions.
Just as business travelers essentially subsidize other travelers by paying the highest rates for commercial airfare, these celebrity boondoggles in space are funding the growth of NewSpace. And all humanity could benefit.
One thing that distinguishes us conservatives from libertarians is that we’re actually worried about growing inequality in America. We’re not that obsessed by the bare fact of economic inequality, but […]
Darwin literally said that many of the social instincts, as he called it, of the animals are represented in our human morality.
Darwin may not have seen that a seemingly altruistic primate can also be quite disastrously aggressive.
Because two thirds of all countries in the world have abolished the death penalty, the majority of executions happen in just five countries—China, Iran, North Korea, Yemen, and the United […]
New research suggests that the “green” part of “greenhouse effect” is really working. While having more plants may sound good, it’s still not clear how or whether desert areas will be affected.
This image, courtesy of Reporters Without Borders, rates countries based on the state of freedom of the press.
Writer Kyle Hill does his civic duty by providing some perspective, along with a link to the document containing the exact amounts of insects (and insect parts) the FDA considers acceptable for consumption.
MIT’s Solar System software combines several sources of data to create a map that can predict the annual yield of a panel array installed at a given location.
You can create mental machinery for decision making.
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.
What I advise you to do is to actually go off-piste, and find ways to interact with people outside of your field.
I’ve come up with many business ideas for my startups by attending conferences that are outside my realm.