Technology & Innovation — March 10, 2011

Take Your Idea, Break It in Half

What good is Wi-Fi on a plane that’s always two hours late? Or a lavishly decorated room with an uncomfortable bed? Many entrepreneurs pay a price for enacting too ambitious of an idea without focusing on the essentials first.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Is our Universe truly matter-dominated?

The laws of physics don't prefer matter over antimatter. So how can we be certain that distant stars & galaxies aren't made of antimatter?

A woman with a blue lightning bolt in her face.

Neuropsych

The faulty weathermen of the mind

Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?

An artist's rendering of an alien planet and a red star.

13.8

New JWST results show we’re on a path to finding alien life

Within the next few decades, we may well have hard evidence for the existence of alien life on worlds light-years distant from Earth.

Business

5 key areas where generative AI can help dissolve business roadblocks

We used to think, "That email isn’t going to write itself." But now it can, thanks to AI. And there's so much more, from coding to marketing.

The Past

Here’s what it was like to live in ancient Rome

Historians have been able to piece together a clear picture of how the average Roman citizen spent their waking hours.

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