The U.S. expects its largest-ever soybean crop this year: 3.2 billion bushels, enough to make 77 pounds of tofu for each person on the planet. Still, that might not be adequate, given rising demand for meat -- and thus animal feed -- ...READ»
"If we solve search," Google cofounder Larry Page told a class at Stanford in 2002, "that means you can answer any question. Which means you can do basically anything." Googled tells the story of the search rocket's relentless ...READ»
On the 291st birthday of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, we honor the classic combo named after the British aristocrat who, according to legend, ordered a piece of meat tucked between two pieces of bread. Others soon requested ...READ»
Incoming! Every year, the gypsy moth, zebra mussel, and other invaders do more than $130 billion in damage to U.S. agriculture, forests, rangelands, and fisheries. Worldwide, that figure soars past $1 trillion. "Part of the problem," ...READ»
"For 18 months, unemployment has been spreading poverty and acute suffering through industrial and agricultural areas alike. Timidity and disingenuousness have marked the course of the administration at a time when heroic courage and ...READ»
The United States accounts for just 4% of the world's population, but it produces 25% of greenhouse-gas emissions. Not smart. Deforestation (see World Forestry Congress, October 18) isn't one of our big problems, but energy use is. ...READ»
The hiring rate today is at just 3% -- meaning only 3% of jobs in any given month are new, the lowest since the government started tracking this stat in 2000 -- and unemployment is at quarter-century highs. But the HR people of ...READ»
If there's one upside to the soaring cost of health care in the U.S., it's that Americans are improving their knowledge of world geography. In 2007, 750,000 U.S. patients traveled abroad for cut-price care; by 2015, Deloitte ...READ»
Microsoft's Windows 7 OS is to Vista as: a) a lightly bruised peach is to a rotten one. b) a fresh coat of paint is to a clunker. c) a nonevent is to an epic fail. d) all of the above. -- DL
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Stemming from a May 2008 Fast Company cover story, contributor Adam Penenberg’s book Viral Loop explores the phenomenon catalyzing the explosive, feedback-driven growth characteristic of today’s social media environment. Join Adam ...READ»
