A Crazy, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny, Time Travel, Science Fiction Novel You Will Love
By Suzanne Donahue for Off the Shelf Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams was published the year I started working as an assistant at Simon & Schuster. Everyone was quite...
View ArticleThis Is What It's Like To Be A Woman On YouTube
“I hate that my job comes with a daily dose of harassment.” That's how Buzzfeed's "What It's Like To Be A Woman On YouTube" video begins. The clip features nine women who regularly create videos on...
View ArticleOnly Amazon Prime Babies Can Wear These New Diapers
Are you willing to wrap an Amazon-branded diaper around your baby’s bottom? Amazon thinks so. The world's largest online retailer announced Wednesday that it’s started selling its own line of diapers...
View ArticleJames Watson's Nobel Prize Fetches Record Sum At Auction
How much is a Nobel prize worth? If you're James Watson, who shared a 1962 Nobel for his role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, it's worth about $4.76 million. That's how much his 23-carat gold...
View ArticleData Innovation in Africa
While many commentators have focused on data-driven innovation in the United States and Western Europe, developing regions, such as Africa, also offer important opportunities to use data to improve...
View ArticleThe New Social Contract for The Internet
We have reason to rejoice these days. Ever since the world became aware of U.S. policy to surveil Internet users en masse, the ground has shifted under the idea of 'Internet Governance.' This term, if...
View ArticleQuick Fixes for Six Common Blogging Blunders
Whether you're a total noob or an experienced blogger, we all fall victim to these mistakes at some point. Read on to find quick fixes for each blunder. 1. Creating a Blogging Persona At their best,...
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'Let It Go' Christmas Light Display Is So Cool, It Will Freeze You In Your...
This is one Christmas spectacle that's worth braving the cold to see. John Storms and his family of Austin, Texas, have a lot of love for the holidays and are dedicated to sharing it. Since 2010,...
View ArticleSteve Jobs' Testifies From Beyond The Grave Via Transfixing Video
OAKLAND, California (AP) — More than three years after his death, legendary Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs held a federal courtroom transfixed on Friday as attorneys played a video of his testimony in a...
View Article4 Things I Tell My Kids About STEM (As Recalled By My First-Grader)
As an engineer and mother of four daughters and one son, I often wonder if my passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) has gotten through to my children. Recently, I had the rare...
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This Crowdsourcing Startup Empowers Locals
From left to right: CMO Robert Singleton & CEO Manu Koenig. Image Credit: Angela Chilcott Americans are frustrated with the powers that be but that doesn't mean they should ignore the local issues...
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Tyler Oakley Can't Even Handle 'Teens React To Tyler Oakley'
Tyler Oakley, beloved YouTube star, recently got some real talk about what all the teens are saying about him when "Teens React To Tyler Oakley" went viral on Sunday. Naturally, Tyler responded with a...
View ArticleHackers Threaten Sony Employees In New Email: ‘Your Family Will Be In Danger'
Hackers have struck again at Sony Pictures Entertainment, threatening employees of the studio in a new email sent Friday.
View ArticleHackers Threaten Sony Employees In New Email
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI said Friday it is investigating threatening emails sent to some employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was hit by a cyberattack last week that disrupted its computer...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson Looks To Harry Reid For A Big Favor
WASHINGTON -- Billionaire casino magnate and GOP sugar daddy Sheldon Adelson wants a big favor from Capitol Hill, and he’s looking to the top Democrat in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, to...
View ArticleCBS, Dish Network Reach Deal To End Blackout
WASHINGTON (AP) — CBS Corp. and TV provider Dish Network Corp. have reached an agreement that ends a contract dispute that led to a short programming blackout in local markets around the country, the...
View ArticleTo Address Tech's Diversity Woes, Start With The Vanishing Comp Sci Classroom
In May 2014 at the all-girls Emma Willard School in upstate New York, nearly a third of the school's 300+ students were preparing for their final Advanced Placement (AP) exams. But exactly three were...
View ArticleSony Hack Was 'Unparalleled' Crime, Investigator Says
By Lisa Richwine and Jim Finkle LOS ANGELES/BOSTON (Reuters) - The forensics experts who Sony Corp hired to investigate the massive cyberattack at its Hollywood studio told the company that the breach...
View ArticleNorth Korea Says It Isn't Responsible For 'Righteous' Sony Hacking
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea released a statement Sunday that clearly relished a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which is producing an upcoming film that depicts an assassination plot against...
View ArticleThis Amazing 'Wind House' Is Really All About Its Lighting
There's a truly breathtaking home in Tlajomulco, Jalisco, México. The four-room house, designed by Agraz Arquitectos is called "Casa del Viento" or "Wind House," a name inspired by the work of artist...
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