Technology & Innovation

Just about everyone wants to believe that their leaders – in governments, companies, or even the local PTA – will exude benevolence. The shared hopes of constituents, shareholders, and even […]

How many articles and studies have you read in the last 12 months that talk about millennials expecting a more personalized experience? We can personalize our shoes with Nike ID, […]

In 2000, the United Nations committed to helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. At the time, all 189 member states (there are now 193 members) signed on. The […]

Humans have always been attracted to new frontiers, and not just for the adventure. Christopher Columbus stumbled on the New World while looking for another route to the Spice trade […]

Blockbuster was once the Starbucks of movie rentals. When one wanted to watch a new release, one would drive to the local Blockbuster and peruse the shelves. Now the movie […]

Dear Mr. or Mrs. Baby Boomer Executive, I hope you are sitting down. I have some startling news to share with you: your millennial initiatives are worthless. The tools and […]

The missing Malaysian jet may have ignited a fear of flying in many. Statistically, a missing plane is an extremely rare occurrence. What we should all be terrified of when […]

Tim Harford presents two surprising examples when explaining how recessions work. A contributor to the Financial Times and author of five books, including his latest, The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, […]

When eBay revolutionized the way that buyers and sellers interact in the virtual marketplace through automated bidding auctions, it forever changed the way business was conducted online. During the Industrial […]

Our world is undergoing a crisis in education. Around 67 million children do not have access to primary school, and around 72 million lack a secondary school education. These disturbing […]

Newsweek is receiving heat over luring and then outing the founder of Bitcoin. Satoshi Nakamoto hasn’t held a “real” job in years, he got into financial problems years ago which […]

Big Think is posting a series of three videos in which I discuss how to use thought leadership strategically. Surely the tactics of content marketing should connect to those strategic […]

The high-tech in your car may be spying on you as you drive. The navigation and infotainment systems in dashboards and in black boxes located under hoods can collect our […]

Overstock.com’s CEO Patrick Byrne wants to increase the popularity of Bitcoin, according to a profile by Forbes. The large discount retail site has enacted features that reward customers paying with […]

Austin and Seattle, echelons of early adopters and “Keep My City Weird” bumper stickers, will be the first cities in the US to receive Bitcoin ATMs. After a successful pilot […]

Dennis Kozlowski, the founder and former CEO of Tyco, is often seen as a poster child for an era wrought with greed and corporate corruption. Catherine Neal challenges this one-dimensional […]

The dangers of darkness and vitamin D deficiency have been creeping into recent considerations about natural light. Eighty years ago, the conversation was far more alarmist and far more embracing of our nearest star.

Charlie Harry Francis, owner of UK-based Lick Me I’m Delicious, has created many unusual frozen treats, but this is the first that uses synthesized jellyfish proteins to produce a unique glow. Unfortunately, the stuff’s not cheap.

The English town of Milton Keynes plans to replace its current public transportation system with 100 electric pods that customers can call and pay for using a smartphone. 

Engineer Alex Hornstein is the creator of Tiny Pipes, a system that’s turned out to be a bargain for residents of one off-the-grid Philippine island.

As the bears begin their northward migration, researchers have added a snapshot option to their live feeds and developed a smartphone app. The hope is that visitors — both online and in person — will capture and share images.

By entering instructions on its touchscreen, the 2014 Nissan Altima will send texts and Facebook updates while you’re driving, so you don’t have to.

Following on other restrictions designed to “clean up” airwaves, officials have announced that, among other rules, infomercials can only air for a maximum of three minutes per hour, and breast firming products can’t be advertised at all.

Brigham Young researchers discovered that the type and frequency of texts sent between people in committed relationships reflected the quality of that relationship. 

Until now, it was hard for geneticists to tell which parent or family line was the source of a particular genetic variant. The technique will enable improved risk assessment for diseases and refine organ matches for donors and recipients.

Chinese researchers working with Microsoft have created a protoype that uses Kinect to enable hearing individuals to communicate with the deaf without needing to learn or understand sign language.

The six people who are selected to participate in the Mars Society’s project will spend an entire year at a station located 900 miles from the North Pole. 

Starpath, a material currently being prototyped in a British park, absorbs UV rays during the day and releases them at night, creating a visible glow.

More than 82,000 people downloaded the Operation Predator app in the month after its September release. One official calls it a new way “to [turbo-charge] our traditional tip lines.”

The FAA has lifted regulations restricting the use of certain electronic devices during flight. However, it’s leaving it up to the airlines to prove how well their planes can tolerate the extra interference.