For Some of Us, WWW = IRL
No doubt you've seen some manifestation of a species of essay wherein the author goes cold turkey on the Internet for some length of time, and proceeds to discover themselves anew, or some such. The...
View ArticleSo Now You Can 3D Print Replicas Of Your Very Own Baby (PHOTO)
Using ultrasound images or pictures of your newborn, the aptly named company 3D Babies can make a life-like representation of your infant. But the Internet seems to be divided: Is the concept creepy or...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Misses Real Internet Problem: ADOPTION
For the past ten years, since then-FCC Chairman Michael Powell introduced the four Internet Freedoms, we have lived in a de facto net neutrality state. Sure, there have been bumps in the road where...
View ArticleDigital Retouching Is Getting Out of Control
The young and super talented Hungarian singer, Boggie, does not only reveal her new track but also her secret digital make-up in her latest video. It carries a somewhat deep message about how women...
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These $100 3-D-Printed Arms Are Giving Young Sudan War Amputees A Reason To...
Fifty thousand people, many of whom are children, have lost limbs in the war in Sudan. The number of victims is staggering, but one company is working to help by developing inexpensive prosthetics that...
View ArticleRefrigerator Busted Sending Spam Emails In Massive Cyberattack
Your fridge is trying to tell you something. Not that you're out of milk, or that you left the door open (again), but that it has the inside line on some primo male enhancement pills. A refrigerator...
View ArticleI Quit Social Media (And I Don't Miss It Yet)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my decision to quit social media for 30 days. Now, more than halfway through my detox, I can truthfully say I don't miss the apps and bookmarks banished from my browsers...
View ArticleIn Search of TV Episodes: How Not to Reward Fan Loyalty
Once upon a time, broadcast and cable networks scheduled their programs in a fairly predictable manner. You could count on the new season of shows in the fall, with special episodes during the sweeps...
View ArticleDr. Francis Collins: 'There Is An Uneasiness' About Evolution
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and discussed the intersection of faith and science. "For me, somebody who is a...
View ArticleInternet Cat Video Film Festival Hits Los Angeles With 85 'Meow-vies'
The fur will be flying in Los Angeles on Jan. 25 thanks to the Internet Cat Video Film Festival. The touring festival features 85 cat videos carefully combed and curated by cat video lovers like...
View ArticleHere's All You Need To Know About The State Of The Union Address
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama reports to Congress and the nation Tuesday on the State of the Union, an annual rite in official Washington that for one night squeezes the three branches of...
View ArticleThe Role of Connectivity in Reshaping the World
For many of us, the idea of leaving home without our mobile phone or tablet, or having no access to the Internet or to our e-mail, for any great length of time, is unthinkable. In today's tech-driven...
View ArticleSupersymmetric Particles May Lurk In Universe, Physicist Says
LONDON — Squarks, selectrons and neutralinos may be lurking in the universe, say physicists who suggest supersymmetry — the idea that every known particle has a yet-to-be-discovered sister particle —...
View ArticleMars One Candidates Debate Giving Up Everything To Move To Red Planet (VIDEO)
Do you have what it takes to pack your bags and leave everyone on Earth behind? A group of potential Red Planet residents recently opened up about their fears and hopes for moving to Mars on HuffPost...
View ArticleNollywood, Piracy and the Millennial Crisis
Dammy Krane, an emerging superstar in the Nigerian music scene, was born in 1993. This was the same year that the then military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, annulled what many still believe...
View ArticleIowa GOP Apologizes After Posting Controversial Photo About Racists
The chairman of the Iowa GOP has apologized after a controversial photo about racists was posted to the group's Facebook page. The photo contained a flow chart titled "IS SOMEONE A RACIST?" The flow...
View ArticleThe Rapid Spread of Misinformation Online
Blaming Twitter for misinformation is easy, but ignores the social and political context. How can we understand such large volumes of data that move so quickly? Any online information is part of a...
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Enterprise Software: Simplicity Drives Customer Benefit
I recently spoke with Stan Swete, chief technology officer at Workday, about simplification of enterprise software to drive increased adoption and customer benefit. With 30 years of industry...
View ArticleRich Businessman Compares Treatment Of The Rich To The Holocaust
Venture capitalist Thomas Perkins wrote a letter to the editors at the Wall Street Journal, comparing the plight of the rich to the Holocaust, called "Progressive Kristallnacht Coming?"... and the WSJ...
View ArticleMichaels Arts Supply Store Warns Of Possible Data Breach
By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Michaels Companies Inc, the biggest U.S. arts and crafts retailer, said it is investigating a possible security breach on its payment card network and advised...
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