Thought Innovation
What’s Science Got to Do With It?
Can anyone really make sense of romance? Researchers keep trying because, frankly, we want answers.
February 13, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
10 Bright Ideas to Get You Through February
It's not easy to think happy thoughts this time of year. But here are some examples of innovative thinking that remind us it will get better.
February 06, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Teacher’s Got a Brand New Bag
Whether it's iPads replacing textbooks or college courses being offered free around the world, education is moving into some uncharted territory.
January 26, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
So What Do We Do With All This Data?
Scientists think all the personal information now being shared on social networks or collected by sensors could help them predict the future.
January 23, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Are Your Eyes Also a Window to Your Brain?
Research shows you can learn a few things about a person by watching where they're looking.
January 18, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Innovators to Watch in 2012
Here are young entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking has them poised for big things this year
January 17, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Can This Invention Save Cameras?
With the Lytro camera, you no longer have to bother with focusing an image. Plus, your photos become interactive.
January 12, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Just How Free is Free Will?
Researchers are finding that our behavior may be more hard-wired than we'd like to believe. If so, can we handle the truth?
January 05, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
The ABCs of 2012, Part II
Here are more of the terms you should know if you want to feel plugged into innovations changing the way we live this year
January 03, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
A Game Where Nice Guys Finish First
Researchers found that when it comes to building social networks, people much prefer someone who likes to cooperate over a person who looks out for himself
December 06, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
How Hackers Made Kinect a Game Changer
Machines that respond to your touch, motion or voice are making keyboards obsolete. Is your TV remote next?
December 02, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Are Mind-Enhancing Drugs a Good Idea?
Scientists are testing drugs that can sharpen our brain. But will they give some people an unfair advantage?
November 28, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Snooze Science Yields Doze Apps
Now you can reportedly track what your brain has been doing all night, all in the name of a good night's sleep
November 17, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
In the Military, Inventiveness of All Kinds Is a Weapon
Experts say a changing battlefield prompts calls for increasing emotional intelligence as well as technical prowess
November 15, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Robots Get the Human Touch
Robots are able to do a lot of things. But now they're taking on the biggest challenge of all: Figuring out how humans work.
November 10, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Engineering the Climate
The idea of manipulating the Earth's atmosphere has been derided as too risky and too arrogant. That may be changing
November 02, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Where Fear Lives
Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people's lives
October 31, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Nine Inventions Whose Time Has Come
Some are ingenious, some long overdue and some a bit strange. But all provide a glimpse of a different future
October 27, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Can Crowdsourcing Really Spark Innovation?
Companies and scientists are using games and competitions to bring in fresh thinking from outsiders.
October 24, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
3D Printers Are Building the Future, One Part at a Time
Don't just download music. Download sculpture. Or a bicycle. That's the promise of 3D printing
October 20, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
