The Apple City That Could Have Been
Before Apple began work on its massive new headquarters, one architect took it upon himself to design an alternative for Steve Jobs: a walkable, liveable city anchored by the company’s offices.
The 16-Year-Old Who Created A Cheap, Accurate Cancer Sensor Is Now Building A Tricorder With Other Genius Kids
Boy wonder Jack Andraka is creating a dream team of young scientists to work on creating a Star Trek–like handheld device that can diagnose disease just by scanning your skin.
TED Prize Winner Sugata Mitra To Create A “School In The Cloud”
The educational innovator receives $1 million to seed child-driven, Internet-enabled learning centers in India and around the world.
3 Simple Nudges To Convince People To Use Less Energy
Written by: Chris Curtis
If we want to produce less carbon, we have to use less energy (which is also cheaper). The technology exists, but businesses and homeowners need some help getting there. Here’s how we can help.
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You’re Eating Toxic Chemicals, Even If You Eat Organic And Avoid Plastic
A new study found remarkable levels of endocrine disruptors in even carefully catered diets.
Replace Expensive Doctors Visits With An App That Analyzes Your Pee
Just make sure you don’t pee directly on the phone. uChek lets you use your phone’s camera to analyze test strips you’ve dipped in your own urine without having to shell out for a test or make an appointment.
Waze Now Lets Users Instantly Map Closed Roads, Acts Like Google Maps On Steroids
So much for cartographers. The networked mapping app is letting its power users update its maps in real time.
Is Whole Foods A Viable Model For The Future Of Capitalism?
The organic food giant’s CEO John Mackey’s new book touts a vision of making money and doing well, but is the story of Whole Foods a path for all businesses to follow or just an interesting individual case study?
