Topic: Marine Animals

The Social Networking of Penguins

This is not new news, as it's been reported by a few media resources and blogs already. But it's a new experience for me. Last night I discovered and enjoyed social networking for preteens in an environment known as Club Penguin, ...READ»

Nonsense At Work

The lobsters holding you back Do you have lobsters on your team? For your sake, I hope not. I recently suggested on my radio show and on my blog that you must fill your position if you want to keep it and more than fill it if ...READ»

Japanese Fight Giant Jellyfish Invasion With Jellyfish-Infused Space Candy

A raw caramel craze is sweeping Japan. At the same time, fishermen in the Sea of Japan are tormented by invasive swarms of Echizen Kurage (Nomura's jellyfish), a giant jellyfish that weighs 450 pounds and measures two meters ...READ»

Reading List: The Starfish and the Spider

Decentralized networks are dismantling old industries and creating new ones, write the authors of The Starfish and the Spider.READ»

Nonsense At Work

We’re in this together:Last week I said that humans are strange.  We dominate our planet because we can work together and yet we compete with each other like crazy.Here’s another bit of crazy.  We don’t mind so much if bad ...READ»

Your Boss Is a Monkey

"Managing up" using the tricks of exotic-animal trainingREAD»

• A Fieldguide to Boss Management

Stars, Stripes, and Social Media

What you can learn from the presidential candidates and their Web strategies.READ»

One Designer's Inspiring Rope Tricks

Young Scottish designer Angharad McLaren turns climbing rope and sailing gear into phenomenal textiles.READ»

Frog Soup at PopTech!

Day Two on PopTech! Earned the distinction as the Conference Most Likely to Induce Whiplash. The morning sessions were devoted to dire predictions of the incipient meltdown of the planet, the afternoon to the potential of video games ...READ»

Dine on A Gravely Endangered Species for Only $104,400!

Last year, 41 Oma premium bluefin tuna were on the block for the New Year's auction at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji Market, the biggest fish market in the world. This year, there were only four--and one of them sold for a seven-year high of ...READ»

Live from China

If you like our January/February cover story on Shanghai Tang's attempt to create the world's next great luxury brand in China, to Marketplace on National Public Radio, today through January 20. Host Kai Ryssdal will broadcast live ...READ»

Live from China

If you like our January/February cover story on Shanghai Tang's attempt to create the world's next great luxury brand in China (still behind a subscriber wall until Jan. 17), listen to Marketplace on American Public Media, today ...READ»

Swimming with Sharks

Q: How is the ocean like your office? A: Everywhere you look, there are sharks. To swim with the big guys, you've got to look fear in the face.READ»

Best of TreeHugger: Rent-a-Goat, Freezing Dying Coral for the Future, and the Promising New Zinc-Air Battery

Construction companies and environmentally conscious individuals are turning to a strange source for lawn care and brush clearing: rent-a-goat businesses. Also, scientists hatch a plan to preserve coral reefs that are endangered by rising temperatures, and a new zinc-air battery is unveiled that's 3 times as powerful as lithium ion. READ»

HP Introduces Bright Colors for Somber Times

Every year, color and material consultant Laura Guido-Clark helps HP update its memory-keeping products -- customizable photo albums, posters, and greeting cards sold in its retail photo centers. She aims to tailor materials and ...READ»

• AT&T's Telehealth Wirelessly Monitors Patients' Health
• Walleye's Microwave Camera Brings X-ray Vision Home

Isabella Rossellini Returns With 3rd Round of Green Porno

Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno, a series of shorts from the Sundance Channel that explores sex in nature, has been a runaway hit, drawing millions of viewers on a regular basis. Now Rossellini is back for the third and final ...READ»

Survival Is Not Enough

Hey, it's a jungle out there! So if you want to win, do more than embrace change -- learn how to evolve.READ»

What if the Bering Strait Were Walkable, Once Again?

A fanciful architectural proposal, for a massive bridge between Alaska and Russia--in which you'd see whales swimming overhead.READ»

Levy Flights and Ideation

In our ongoing research on the most efficient way to explore idea spaces to find the best possible new ideas, we've been thinking a lot about the Levy flight, named for Paul Pierre Lévy, a French mathematician/physicist. A Levy ...READ»

Whale Wars’ Paul Watson – Loose Cannon or PR Dream?

The show Whale Wars on Animal Planet features Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and a crew of passionate animal rights activists who sail the Antarctic seas in an effort to stop Japanese harpoon ...READ»

Summer Movies We're Afraid to See: Walt Disney's Air Linux

With Hollywood prepping big-budget versions of Monopoly, Bazooka Joe, and Stretch Armstrong, what's next? Here's another blockbuster that Rooftop Comedy came up with.READ»