While the global market for ever more sophisticated tech gadgets grows, the metals and minerals that make them go are controlled by a handful of countries.READ»
The fast-food giant unveils its i-crop soil-monitoring system to help farmers around the world manage water and CO2 emissions. What about the rest of us?READ»
The world's most famous cancer survivor has been his foundation's biggest asset, even as it grew into an innovative force in health care. Now his legal troubles may make him a risk.READ»
The youngest ever member of the Policy Planning staff showed the State Department how to use technology for diplomacy. Now Cohen's going to see if some of the thorniest foreign policy issues can be tackled from the private sector.READ»
Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»
Who IS smarter, an attorney or a welder? I was at a dinner last week where this question came up and most answered the attorney. I'm a former attorney and I immediately thought the welder. What was interesting about what emerged in our discussion is how deeply we believe in labels.READ»
While visiting New York this week for the American publication of his latest book "Cities for People"--a kind of manual for making walkable cities--Jan Gehl invited me to sit with him in Bryant Park to observe the sidewalk ballet and discuss what he calls “the needs of the urban habitat of homo sapiens.”READ»
Energy efficiency has only recently become a popular concern among vehicle owners, but some people have been thinking about it for a long, long time.READ»
Under the theme "Build Your Own World," more than 100 artists are creating fanciful universes in the hopes of prompting civic engagement at this arts-and-tech biennial in San Jose. We peeked at six intriguing projects.READ»
Modern fertility technology has made parenthood a possibility for thousands more people, but it has also created a lucrative -- and ethically questionable -- global trade in human genetic material.READ»
Wrinkles, fat, and low libido start to sound pretty good after reading
this unnerving exposé of America's $88 billion anti-aging industry by
journalist Arlene Weintraub. Her elixir of deep research and smooth
storytelling delivers ...READ»
The company behind the Big Brother iris detection technology explains why it works so well -- and how advertisers, retail stores and the government are going to use it to invade our lives.READ»
You get the feeling that innovation contests have hit the mainstream when one is sponsored by Tony (Iron Man) Stark, but these contests are making real-life superheroes out of young entrepreneurs around the world.READ»
You know who he is. Right now, he's probably luging Mount Everest or quail hunting in Tunisia. He is the only man alive able to tweet 141 characters. Once, he saw a quadruple rainbow and hiked on, unimpressed. He is...The Most ...READ»
For the past three days, the World Cup has been on hiatus, as the eight remaining teams limber up for the semi-final stage, which starts today. The buzz, however, continues, with Adidas, according to a survey* by NM Incite, taking the ...READ»
Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s stubbornly immovable president, has long resisted in-game technology to assist soccer referees. But after two more blown calls on Sunday threatened to overshadow the World Cup, he inched toward acknowledging ...READ»
