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Best mash-up ever: Pac-Man invades Google Maps.

Concerned that extreme advances in artificial intelligence could endanger humanity, Elon Musk has donated ten million dollars this week to safeguard humans from an “intelligence explosion.”

The technology draws on the concepts established by theatre companies like Punchdrunk that create an immersive world for an audience to explore while the narrative unfolds around them.

Andrew McAfee of the MIT Sloan School of Management discusses the concept of creative destruction, which explains the phenomenon of automation simultaneously wiping out existing industries while creating new ones in their place.

Olga Khazan argues that always gunning for the best option may leave us with a feeling of regret — there’s always something better on the horizon. So, instead, be able to be happy with something that’s “good enough.”

It is very difficult and expensive for inmates to keep in touch with their loved ones. Yet, studies have consistently found that prisoners who maintain close contact with their family members while incarcerated have better post-release outcomes and lower recidivism rates. 

The future of creativity may depend on younger generations being taught computer coding skills just as they are taught foreign languages, mathematics, and science. 

Antivirus software maker AVG has created a new pair of eyeglass frames designed to thwart facial-recognition technology.

Classroom studies indicate that taking notes with pen and paper helps students to reform lectures in their own words, allowing them to learn and comprehend the material.

Andrew McAfee of the MIT Sloan School of Management discusses the ways in which automation threatens the jobs of tax preparers and lawyers.

An in-depth look at the fine line between bad writing and “bullshitting” in psychology.

You’re not broken. I promise. I can understand why you would think you are, though. After all, you’re an expert in yourself. Like a fine painter, you’re so familiar with […]

Biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the contributions of both Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace to modern computer philosophy.

If your Christmas loot includes new computers, devices, or other gadgets, it’s important not to indiscriminately toss their predecessors in the wastebin.

If String Theory has nothing to do with reality, what are our options? “I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to be all […]

Just open your eyes, full-screen it, and watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD2XgQOyCCk “Exploring this set I certainly never had the feeling of invention. I never had the feeling that my imagination was rich […]

Researchers confirm the best location to hunker down during a zombie outbreak: go where people aren’t.

DIY welding equipment and access to basic lessons are becoming widely available to the layperson. Basic household repairs and projects have never been easier.

Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo and one of the inventors of CAPTCHA, explains how reCAPTCHA harnesses the abilities of both humans and computers in order to accomplish tasks such as the digitization of old books.

Product design might be one answer to the mounting e-waste dilemma Americans are facing.

Why did an academic at MIT recently make the absurd claim that half of all children will be autistic by 2025?

The makers of Oculus unveiled a new project concerned with exploring the burgeoning realm of VR cinema.

Author Michael Schrage argues that the most successful forms of innovation are ones that include investments made in the human-capital capabilities of a company’s customer base. Henry Ford and his impact on driving culture is a good example.

Laptops, smart devices, and all forms of educational technology are making their way into the classroom. It’s vital that parents educate themselves about this transition so they can ask the right kinds of questions.

Before you trash those old electronics, you may want to give some thought to how this old device could better your own or someone else’s life. Consider some alternative ways to recycle and reuse old tech.

Since 1946, five major exams that quantify intelligence have shown a steady pattern in which students who choose majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are generally more intelligent.

Author and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis explains how Uber’s business plan seeks to change the way the public perceives car ownership.

Michio Kaku: Can We Download Our Brains? One day we might be able to download our consciousness into a computer chip, preserving our personalities forever—but first we will have to […]

Smartphone software that anticipates what you want to type to a friend, colleague, or spouse, may make you less intentioned in your communication.

A team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania has successfully modeled how group decisions form from seeming chaos.