When sculptor Seward Johnson’s 26-foot-tall tribute to Marilyn Monroe came under public scrutiny after last month’s unveiling in Pioneer Court in Chicago, he knew there would be a blow-up of […]
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In a heated exchange with hecklers at the Iowa State Fair captured by C-SPAN, Presidential candidate Mitt Romney went head-to-head with voters over corporate tax policy. Romney’s passionate assertion that […]
The intelligent design community has responded to my confession of ignorance. They say that “intelligent design” is the God of the physicists and the philosophers, what, in fact, we can know by nature. We […]
–Guest post by Patrick Riley, AoE Culture Correspondent The recent Ancestral Health Symposium at UCLA, which I guest posted about here, wasn’t just about eating like a caveman. It was about […]
Einstein “finally concluded that time travel might be inherent in his equations,” but dismissed the notion “on physical grounds.”
Far from being a ponzi scheme, China is the real thing, says financier Steven Rattner. In fact, if he were starting his career today, Rattner says he would seek his […]
Details are important, often crucial. But focus exclusively on the details, without taking a step back, and you run the risk of getting lost in minutiae – and more likely […]
Social networks are just a tool, says Londoner Peter Bright. Like any tool, some will use them for ill ends, but many others will put them to positive uses. Take London, for example.
Forbes writer Neal Rodriguez lists and debunks the ten social media myths most commonly held by businesses. In a world changing ever faster, these are the most recent myths.
Developers in Germany have demonstrated “real” augmented reality which uses smartphones to integrate real-time data into a three dimensional urban landscape.
The release last week of a sonar scan showing an anomalous formation on the bottom of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland set off a storm of wild […]
Where biofuels like corn-based ethanol have failed, fuels made from garbage will succeed, says a former federal engineer. But can making usable fuel from waste really be achieved?
Was Intel co-founder Gordon Moore wrong when he predicted that the number of transistors on a microchip, an thus technological progress, would double every two years?
For the next few months, twelve British volunteers will live in a house also populated by domestic robots. Researchers want to the study how robots can better serve humans.
To be fair, Dan Savage wasn’t talking to me. I was just listening in on this fight he’s having with some people he calls the “monogamusts.” I think a monogamust […]
Not surprisingly, the publishing industry is full of bibliophiles who love the body of the printed book almost as much as its soul. Rick Richter, the founder and president of Ruckus Mobile Media, is the rare exception.
Common wisdom, even among ‘experts’, is often shaped by unconscious peer influence. This effect may explain why world economic leaders at Davos 2008 failed to predict the financial crisis and meltdown that followed later that year.
Last week’s job report was better than expected, but it wasn’t good. With growth over the last year just 1.6% and unemployment still over 9%, it’s increasingly clear that the […]
Driven, achievement-oriented people are often particularly cautious about trying something new. At the same time, complacency is a sure-fire recipe for personal and professional atrophy; if we’re not moving forward, we’re regressing.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say that even the most recent climate change reports fail to capture the reality of the changing Arctic landscape.
Despite extensive research, biofuels are still not commercially competitive. The breakthroughs needed may be tougher to realize than previously thought.
A California company has found a way for solar plants to work at night, making solar energy more efficient and more able to compete with traditional forms of making electricity.
A new analysis of carbon meteorites suggests that they likely carried some of the building blocks needed for D.N.A. to the Earth, according to a N.A.S.A.-funded study.
What will it take to build a spaceship capable of traveling to the stars? And what if you wanted it to be ready to launch in just 100 years? The U.S. military wants to find out.
Well, this week at the SERC Teaching Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Workshop has been busier than I thought (and yes, there was a Red Sox game mixed in), so not […]
The current generation of toddlers is embracing digital technology at an astounding pace. According to a recent survey from BlogHer/Parenting, nearly 25% of toddlers will have used a smartphone by […]
Homelessness in America is hard to picture for those of us who haven’t experienced it. Statistics on homelessness, like the definitions of the term, vary, but some estimate that 3.5 […]
“You should watch very carefully for the possibilities of social unrest in this country unless Washington wakes up,” says legendary entrepreneur Asher Edelman.
–Guest post by Patrick Riley, AoE Culture Correspondent If you accept the notion that no one knows what to eat these days since they’re bombarded with conflicting nutritional advice at every […]
There’s nothing new about historical or literary references – artists have always used history as compost – but the pacing and logic of allusion these days feels somehow fundamentally different. The work of Singer-Songwriter-Novelist Josh Ritter exemplifies this shift.