How One Artist Turned A Hieronymus Bosch Masterpiece Into An Emoji Explosion
What are we to make of emoji? What was once a smiling face twisted and manipulated into a spectrum of facial expressions has morphed into an overwhelmingly comprehensive visual language akin to...
View ArticleThe 22 Most Awkward Vines Of 2013
These people were way more awkward than you in 2013. As Vine's first year of existence comes to a close, it's time to look back not at who made the best or most awe-inspiring Vines, but those who were...
View ArticleThis Is How We Binge-Watch On Netflix
The company Friday will reveal a snapshot of a phenomenon that is reshaping TV culture—viewers devouring shows in long jags, episode after episode.
View ArticleHuman-Animal Relationships: Where We Are and Where We're Going
Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post. Denise Herzing's TED talk made me think of many larger themes centering on the fascinating lives of the other animals with whom we share our...
View ArticleGoogle Acquires Boston Dynamics, Adding To Its Fleet Of Robot-Makers
The rich get richer. And they also get more robots. Google confirmed Friday to The New York Times that it had completed the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, the Waltham, Mass., engineering company that...
View ArticleOfficials Say U.S. May Never Know Extent Of Snowden's Leaks
WASHINGTON — American intelligence and law enforcement investigators have concluded that they may never know the entirety of what the former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden...
View Article'Interstellar' Teaser Offers First Look At Christopher Nolan Film
The first look at Christopher Nolan's next film, "Interstellar," is here. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, and Michael Caine, among many others,...
View ArticleDecoding Dolphin Talk: Are We Smart Enough?
Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post. We humans have wanted to be able to "talk" to dolphins for as long as anyone can remember. They beguile us with their intelligence, curiosity,...
View ArticleYahoo's Bad Week Ends With An Apology From Marissa Mayer
Yahoo and CEO Marissa Mayer have had a no good, very bad week. Mayer acknowledged as much on Friday night in a post on her Tumblr, where she wrote that she and the company were "very sorry" for the...
View ArticleEver Wondered What A Helicopter Looks Like Playing Hockey? (VIDEO)
We're sure like almost everyone on the planet, at some point you've wished that you could watch a helicopter 'playing hockey' on a frozen lake. Sadly, it's always been an impossible dream that could...
View ArticleDrones Could Revolutionize Agriculture, Farmers Say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using...
View ArticleSouth Florida Traffic May Soon Be Run By A Wireless Command Center That...
Imagine a future where traffic runs smoothly, crashes are rare and commute times slashed. That future is just around the corner. Florida, along with a handful of other states, is at the forefront of a...
View ArticleThis Dad Got The Best Christmas Present.. He Heard His Daughter's Voice For...
Ken Stehle has been deaf for more than 50 years, but with some technological magic, he heard his daughter sing for the first time last weekend. Ashley Stehle, 15, is a member of Villa Duchesne High...
View ArticleProfessor 'Totally Destroys' Student In This Email After He Asks For A Grade...
College student and Reddit user TheLostCaterpillar emailed his chemistry professor on the advice of another Redditor after he noticed that he was only 0.78% away from an A. It didn't go well. The...
View ArticleWhat Is a Data Breach and How Do I Protect Myself?
When protected, sensitive or confidential data is accessed or used by someone without authority, this is a data breach. This can involve any kind of data such as personal health, financial, or business...
View ArticleAmazon Drones: Orwellian Mayhem?
President Obama's proposed 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) calls for a general ban on drone attacks on American citizens. On the December 1st telecast of 60 Minutes, Amazon CEO Jeff...
View ArticleOnline Dating's Surprising Lesson About Race
Via qz.com Quartz, a business and marketing website, recently released data on the Facebook dating app Are You Interested (AYI), which connects singles within the confines of their direct and indirect...
View ArticleThe Dirty Little Secret About Human Intelligence
Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post. We are rightly fascinated with dolphins. They have the good fortune of being cute, friendly, curious and comical, graceful, powerful and highly...
View ArticleNonkiller Apps Are The Future: Here's Why
I first heard the term "killer app" in 1992, when a fellow Apple engineer explained to me that every computer needed one. Without a killer app, the computer would never cross the chasm between being a...
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