5 Kids Who Are Using Science To Change The World
At Google’s annual science fair, the projects go well beyond making a tornado in a bottle. These impressive kids are doing things like inventing new toilets and giving hearing to the deaf.
TheBlu: A Social Game To Connect You With Our Oceans
Unless you’re doing a lot of scuba diving, you’re probably not thinking too much about what goes on beneath the ocean’s surface. TheBlu, a new interactive virtual marine environment, lets you be one with fish and whales from the comfort of your desk.
MIT Researchers Develop An Autopilot For Your Brain To Help Multitasking
Multitasking can be difficult, especially in stressful situations (like, say, flying a plane). Brainput, a new prototype software, senses when you’re having trouble handling tasks and takes over some of them for you until you calm down. Thanks, Brainput.
International Pacts Don’t Work: The World Is Still On Track For Environmental Disaster
Sorry to ruin the buzz before the Rio+20 conference, but a new report (from the UN itself) says that all these international agreements about fixing the environment are basically useless, because no one follows them.
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The Cofounder Of 23andme On The Future Of Personal Data Tracking
The rise of personal analytics is going to bring us much greater clarity on our health decisions. Linda Avey’s new company, Curious, Inc., hopes to help quantify that data and tell us how to lead healthier lives.
A Colorful Tour Of America’s Urban Farms
City farms are popping up left and right, in the middle of so much concrete. A new book takes you to some of the best and most exciting of the bunch.
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