After a little (ahem) confusion this morning, we’re back on track (for now). A few quick hits for a grey Ohio morning: Iceland: The news from Katla hasn’t changed much […]
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Is fundamental physics too heavy on theory? Jon Butterworth says it’s a hugely worthwhile exercise, unless you are utterly uninterested in understanding how things work.
Severe storms will become the new normal. Ensuring our cities have ubiquitous Wi-Fi, GPS, smart transit, and smart grids would be a smart way to make them more resilient.
The idea of infecting Mars with our germs is not new, but one microbiologist believes the next rover may have a higher chance of becoming a microbe lifeboat. Unlikely but possible.
It seemed to me as if politicians began using the phrase “pre-9/11 thinking” too soon after the day itself. Even a decade later, Dick Cheney in his recent memoir condemns […]
Silicon Valley innovators Apple and Google may be the best hope left for rescuing the struggling solar power industry. At a time when solar energy companies continue to file for […]
Where did America’s growth go? Economists can with reasonable accuracy break down a country’s economic growth into its various components. When you look at the data compiled by the St. […]
Hulu, OpenTable, Rovio, Travelzoo, AOL’s ad network, Rovi, Twitter, NVIDIA, Sprint, and Salesforce. They are companies Business Insider tips Google might want to acquire next.
Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair and former UK Foreign Secretaries Jack Straw and David Miliband, now face some extremely tough questions as to how much they knew about the extraordinary […]
An entertaining read about self-help author Timothy Ferriss, who urges the would-be New Rich to check e-mail no more than twice a day and set automated “unavailable” responses.
Well, Jon Frimann has been noticing this for the past week or so, but the increased seismicity at Iceland’s Katla has finally begun to show up in the mainstream media.CBS […]
Cities symbolize opportunity, but the same practicality that is prized during boom times can come to seem opportunistic following a tragedy. When do we move forward? And how often should we look back?
The top retirement planning strategy today is not to retire. Now that many are living longer and fearing the realistic risk of outliving their retirement savings, many people over 50 […]
Up to 300,000 Iranians may have had their Google email monitored using security certificates stolen from Dutch firm DigiNotar, one of many used to ensure no-one eavesdrops on secure communications.
Of all the early concepts we have seen in education 2.0, the idea of a language learning community proved itself without any doubt to be the most successful one today. […]
The U.S. Army is crazy for apps and incoming Chief of Staff Ray Odierno may soon decide whether to require soldiers to carry smartphones as a standard piece of gear.
What does the launch of CrunchFund—and the fact that Mike Arrington is at its helm—spell for the future of TechCrunch? Paul Carr rejects claims of ethical violations.
Earlier this summer, a selection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most alcohol-soaked writings was published under the title On Booze. A distillation (so to speak) of his essay collection The Crack-Up, […]
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, artist Elena del Rivero was in her native Spain, far away from her second home in New York City. When the towers fell, […]
Transcript of an extract from BBC Radio 4 entertainment interview show Chain Reaction (first broadcast on 26 August 2011). Intersperse with a good deal of [live studio laughter]. Kevin Eldon: […]
–Guest post by Luis Hestres, Doctoral student at American University. Petitioning the government for policy changes is a practice as old as the republic, and doing so online is a […]
Even those who know and remember many historical facts still repeat the mistakes of that past.
As I washed the dishes and pans after our own Labor Day weekend gathering last night, I thought about some of the labor I’ve done over the years. I picked […]
Labor Day is about two things: freedom and respect. So, in that spirit, I thought I’d weigh into the discussion of romantic dealbreakers. Here are mine: 1. Picky eaters and […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel envisions a tight alliance of the 17 euro-zone members—one which would unify their fiscal, budgetary and social policies, creating a two-class club.
Does the world need new political players and is Qatar poised to be one? It has shown strong political leadership, willingness and influence in recent major events in its region.
Hopefully on this somber anniversary we can turn hindsight into wisdom, and realize that we have paid a terribly high price for the way fear has shaped the new normal since that terrible day.
The focus is now on the reconstruction and stabilization of Libya, how to encourage its transition from a virtual monarchy to a democracy. That will cost money. Who should fund it?
Sorry about the paucity of new posts lately – there is a lot going on in the background here at Eruptions HQ, but all will be revealed in the next […]
After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. had a golden chance to galvanise the world against terrorism—but failed to do so, writes a retired CIA counter-terrorism director, Robert Grenier.