Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
Picking Up Bacteria Is Now As Easy As Playing a Video Game
Using your hands, a Microsoft Kinect, and some laser tweezers, you can push around nanoscale objects
November 07, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Five Ways to Cook With Cauliflower
Roasted, grilled or pureed, the versatile vegetable can be served many ways beyond one mother's love of deep-frying it
November 07, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
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
Faces From Afar: Two Oregonians on the Hunt for Exotic Durians
Meet Lindsay Gasik and Rob Culclasure, who are spending a year of their lives in Southeast Asia feasting on the bizarre fruit
November 02, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
Aldous Huxley’s Predictions for 2000 A.D.
The famous author envisioned a brave new world where swelling populations would put tremendous strain on the Earth's resources
November 01, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Take a Look at the World's Largest Solar Thermal Farm
When completed in 2013, this series of 170,000 mirrors will power 140,000 California homes
November 2012 |
By Mark Strauss
The Closest Thing in Real Life to Myst’s Wormhole Book
A hand-built computer-in-a-book lets you play Myst in a replica linking book
October 31, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
What Should New York City Do to Prepare for the Next Sandy?
After Hurricane Sandy, New York City will likely begin more seriously considering severe storm mitigation efforts
October 30, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why We May Not See the Next Sandy Coming
Failing weather satellites will reduce our ability to forecast and track future storms
October 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Halloween Tradition Best Left Dead: Kale as Matchmaker
Be happy this Scottish tradition is passé, your future marriage may have depended on it
October 30, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
The Best Video Game Players Are Also the Jerkiest
How do people who are really good at these games make moral choices?
October 29, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
In Honor of Wikipedia’s Near-Completion, Here Are Its Most Awesomely Weird Entries
Many of the main articles that the encyclopedia might have, from history to math and science, are almost complete. Thankfully we still have the weird Wikipedia entries to keep us entertained
October 26, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Young People Still Love Libraries
Most Americans between 16 - 29 still use the library to get books—real, paper books
October 23, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
A Brief History of the Teleprompter
How a makeshift show business memory aid became the centerpiece of modern political campaigning
October 23, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
This Robot Dances Gangnam Style Better Than You
Charli, already a renowned soccer player, is now a slick dancer
October 22, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Don’t Waste Your Best Ideas on Focus Groups
The best ideas would do terribly in focus groups, says designer Gianfranco Zaccai, because people don't know that they're going to like new things
October 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
This is What a Viral Image Spread Looks Like
Much like the fungus of the internet, viral images and posts spread and creep across all social media platforms
October 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
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
Either Curiosity Is Shedding Or Mars Is Covered in Weird Shiny Particles
After an unknown object turned out to be nothing but plastic, scientists were surprised to find more shiny things buried in the dirt
October 17, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Inside Google’s Top Secret Data Centers
It's the physical network of thousands of fiber miles and servers that create the multibillion-dollar infrastructure that makes Google Google
October 17, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
