Thought Innovation
Why We Don’t Like Creativity
Everyone talks about innovation, but most people seem uncomfortable with the creative forces that make it happen
October 12, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
How Smart Can a City Get?
Experts think it's only a matter of time before cities are being run by sensors connected to powerful computers
October 11, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Pet Tech Gears Up
Pet products are already a huge business. Innovations like pet GPS and remote feeding devices are making it even bigger
October 03, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Drones Get Smarter
We're moving closer to the day when flying robots will make decisions on their own
September 29, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Are Machines Dumbing Us Down?
The idea that technology is causing us to lose our mental edge won't go away
September 27, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Can Solar Survive the Solyndra Swirl?
Following the collapse of the ballyhooed solar firm, these are dark times for renewable energy. But big players are still betting it's more than treehugger fantasy
September 21, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
When Patents Cramp Innovation
Patents are supposed to turn ideas into inventions. But in the tech world, they've become the weapons of choice when companies like Google and Apple face off.
September 14, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Football Tech to Protect Players
From "smart helmets" to "intelligent mouthguards," football tackles the challenge of high technology to reduce injury and improve the game
September 08, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Will Sharing Replace Buying?
Thanks to social media and wireless networks, we have less reason to own things. Welcome to the sharing economy
September 06, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
E-Books Get a Soundtrack
A company called Booktrack Introduces a new kind of e-book. It plays music or sound effects to accompany your reading
August 31, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
A Cheat Sheet to Help Schools Foster Creativity
Corporate execs say they're looking for independent thinkers, but many schools are stilled geared to assembly lines. Here are ideas to spur imaginative learning
August 22, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
How Nature Makes Us Smarter
Scientists and inventors borrow from nature to innovate in the burgeoning field of biomimicry. Why not steal ideas from something that's been millions of years in the making?
August 17, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Clothes Encounters
Clothing embedded with nanotechnology taps into our growing desire to turn everyday things into electronic gadgets
August 03, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
The Beer Archaeologist
By analyzing ancient pottery, Patrick McGovern is resurrecting the libations that fueled civilization
August 2011 |
By Abigail Tucker
Me, My Data and I
So I admit I’m bewildered, yet duly impressed by a group of intensely self-quantifies, people who want to know everything about themselves, at least everything that can be expressed in data readouts
July 27, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
What Defines a Meme?
Our world is a place where information can behave like human genes and ideas can replicate, mutate and evolve
May 2011 |
By James Gleick
Ten Unforgettable Web Memes
Cats and failures highlight this list of the memes that have gone mainstream. Which ones did we miss?
April 18, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino, Ryan R. Reed, Jesse Rhodes and Brian Wolly
President Barack Obama: Why I’m Optimistic
Looking ahead to the next 40 years, President Obama writes about our nature as Americans to dream big and solve problems
August 2010 |
By Barack Obama
Art's Bold New Direction
The director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum predicts how art will engage us as never before
August 2010 |
By Richard Koshalek
Reading in a Whole New Way
As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change?
August 2010 |
By Kevin Kelly
