3D-TV, Automated Cooking and Robot Housemaids: Walter Cronkite Tours the Home of 2001

In 1967, the most trusted man in America investigated the home of the 21st century
January 29, 2013 | By Matt Novak

What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?

The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create
January 2013 | By Ron Rosenbaum

Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas for the Design Enthusiasts in Your Life

In preparation for the holiday season, a selection of gift ideas related to some of our favorite Design Decoded posts
December 06, 2012 | By Jimmy Stamp

Dr. NakaMats, the Man With 3300 Patents to His Name

Meet the most famous inventor you’ve never heard of – whose greatest invention may be himself
December 2012 | By Franz Lidz

How Artificial Intelligence Can Change Higher Education

Sebastian Thrun, winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for education takes is redefining the modern classroom
December 2012 | By Tom Vanderbilt

Happy Birthday Rodin, Sculptor And Breaker of Women’s Hearts

Rodin's contribution to society lives on in his artistic works, but he wrecked a few lives in his time
November 12, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Designing a 51-State Flag

Even in 1958, the American flag was designed through crowdsourcing amateurs. If Puerto Rico joins the union, who will design the 51-star flag?
November 12, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Happy Birthday to the Father of the Modern Vampire

If Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be 165—pretty young for a vampire
November 08, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Five Past Visions of Our Political Future

Some people thought that once women were allowed to vote, men would soon lose that privilege
November 06, 2012 | By Matt Novak

161 Years Ago Today Ahab First Battled the White Whale, and Critics Hated It

Today marks the 161st anniversary of Moby Dick, the epic seafaring tale by Herman Melville, and Google is celebrating with its own Doodle
October 18, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Yesterday’s Google Doodle Celebrates Little Nemo, Takes You Back to Childhood Fantasy Land

Yesterday's Google Doodle celebrated the 107th anniversary of Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic strip by Winsor McCay that hit the presses for nine years
October 16, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

50 Years of the Jetsons: Why The Show Still Matters

Although it was on the air for only one season, The Jetsons remains our most popular point of reference when discussing the future.
September 19, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Top 5 “Science Done Wrong” Moments in Movies

From asteroids to cloning, author and scientist David Kirby weighs in
September 19, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

The Accidental History of the @ Symbol

Once a rarely used key on the typewriter, the graceful character has become the very symbol of modern electronic communication
September 2012 | By William F. Allman

Julia Child Loved Science but Would Hate Today’s Food

It's her 100th birthday today, and while the master chef loved science she would have hated today's laboratory produced food
August 15, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Olympic Hurdling Record Broken in 1.5 Seconds – On Google Doodle

Programmers use a few lines of code to crack the Google Doodle hurdling puzzle. The rest of us still press the arrow keys frantically.
August 10, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Amelia Earhart, Fashionista

A few highlights of coverage celebrating Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday.
July 24, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Man or Computer? Can You Tell the Difference?

Could you be fooled by a computer pretending to be human? Probably
July 2012 | By Brian Christian

Where Do All Those Facebook Photos Go?

On the outer boundaries of the Arctic Circle lies a massive construction project funded by Facebook: the future home of thousands of server farms
July 2012 | By Mark Strauss

1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: “Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff”

The co-founder of Microsoft worried that, in the information age, people would prefer synthesized reality.
June 27, 2012 | By Matt Novak

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