Ad With Dying, Computer-Animated Polar Bears Stirs Controversy

What does shock marketing do for a problem as big as global warming?READ»

Can Chegg Beat the Kindle at the Textbook Game?

The Kindle may be the king of e-readers, but it has a long way to go before being accepted as an acceptable replacement for textbooks. When Amazon's device was introduced at Princeton for classroom assignments recently, it received ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Brains vs. Beauty Quandry

Everyone understands the various categories displayed in this Venn diagram.READ»

Can Protein Sciences Produce a Swine Flu Vaccine in Time? Update: Likely No

As the start of a new school year begins, concerns over H1N1--aka swine flu--are growing. Everyone's waiting to hear when a vaccine will be available, and earlier this summer, the CDC predicted that 120 million doses ... READ»

SocialCycling Turns Unrecyclable Products Into Usable Items

We write a lot about upcycling, or the practice of reusing products for new purposes to prevent waste. Now DMD Green, an environmental management consulting company, wants to make the process even easier with its new SocialCycling ...READ»

Intel's Mind-Reading Chips: Replace Your Mouse With Your Brain

You know those neat mind-control toys? Well, Intel has some grand plans for mind control that go far beyond their limited power. By 2020, the company's researchers plan to have chips that let you control computers with your ...READ»

Inside the Vamp-artment of Twilight's Edward Cullen, Buy It for $3.3M!

Must every facet of Twilight's sparkly-skinned lead vampire Edward be irresistible? He may be a blood chugger, but his interior design sense doesn't suck. The character's (played by Robert Pattinson) digs are featured prominently in ...READ»

Nendo Brings Minimalist Magic to New Issey Miyake Shop

The shops furniture evokes shopping carts, in a beautifully funky way.READ»

Tim Burton at the Museum of Modern Art

Tim Burton has built his career on a personal aesthetic and vision, which drips from every film he makes. The Museum of Modern Art is giving him a blow-out, blockbuster retrospective, which opens this Sunday and runs through April 26. Here's a sneak peak.READ»

Looking for New Homes? Google's Got an App for That Too

Remember that news about Google kind of getting into the mortgage game? New news means it looks like the search giant is serious about getting into helping you buy homes--Google's quietly pulling together a real estate database. As ...READ»

Design Nirvana: Lego Teams Up With Muji

Lego has launched thousands of young designers into a lifetime of tinkering; Muji is a paragon of clean, ingenious design. So naturally, the two have paired up for toy sets that blend elements from each powerhouse. The kit comes ...READ»

Get Your Hands Dirty

A ceramics show at the Walker Art Center got Joe Duffy thinking about the importance of working with his hands.READ»

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Watch Out Apple, Amazon: Qualcomm's E-Reader Will Play Color Video

E-readers may or may not emerge as the must-have gadget of 2010, but nearly all the devices out now have a problem--their screens only do gray scale, and move too slowly for video. But Qualcomm's got an answer for that. Mirasol, a ...READ»

Ask the Headhunter Q&A: Should I Take a Cut in Pay?

Q: I've been unemployed for six weeks. Was earning around $120k. Have been offered a position at $85k and, quite frankly, I need the money. Even more important, I recognize that my self esteem is too bound up in my career: I need to ...READ»

The Eco-Conscious Thanksgiving Menu: Now Serving Greens!

The hidden cost of overeating on Thanksgiving isn't just an expanding waistline; it's a fatter carbon footprint, too. Studies show that most groceries travel about 1,500 miles from the farm to store shelves. The same distance ...READ»