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Thanks to social media and wireless networks, we have less reason to own things. Welcome to the sharing economy
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A company called Booktrack Introduces a new kind of e-book. It plays music or sound effects to accompany your reading
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Can We Do Something About This Weather?
Most climate scientists say we should expect extreme weather to happen more often in the future. Do we have to be satisfied with just being prepared?
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Before Steve Jobs: 5 Corporate Innovators Who Shaped Our World
The former head of Apple comes from a long line of American innovators who changed society
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The Apple CEO’s resignation has prompted an outpouring of tributes you rarely, if ever, see for corporate executives
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IBM scientists say their “cognitive” chip is a key step toward developing computers that think and learn more like human beings and less like calculators
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A Cheat Sheet to Help Schools Foster Creativity
Corporate execs say they’re looking for independent thinkers, but schools are stilled geared to assembly lines. Here are ideas to spur imaginative learning
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How to Enjoy National Relaxation Day
Some folks say this should be declared National Relaxation Day. Here are some products that claim to help you get your mellow on
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Forward-thinking companies are starting to figure out ways to convert their logos to tools of engagement
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Clothing embedded with nanotechnology taps into our growing desire to turn everyday things into electronic gadgets
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A Fine Fix or, All You Need Is Gov?
To start rebuilding our faith in government, we need to go local. And our smart phones will help us
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Welcome to the Department of Innovation
An introduction to our new blog about people and ideas that likely will shape the way we will live one day
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A cycling entrepreneur has turned to the durable plant as a low-tech and affordable option for building bikes
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The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
Corked bats and juiced balls have long plagued baseball, but do they really help a player’s game? Four scientists found surprising answers
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Scientists have generated the first video of a shock wave from a trombone
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Will unmanned aerial vehicles—drones—soon take civilian passengers on pilotless flights?
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A 3-D Map of the Universe, No Glasses Required
Investigators at the Sloan Digital Sky Survey track changes in the sky and some of the universe’s great mysteries
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