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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a superheroic meditation on how to be a good person
“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which zipped into theaters last weekend, is almost everything a summer blockbuster should be: It’s very funny without using humor as an excuse to be less than emotionally accessible; its super-sized throw-downs are anchored in real, human-scale conflicts; its world Read More...
Algorithm spots abnormal heart rhythms with doctor-like accuracy
Researchers from Stanford University have found a way to effectively diagnose heart arrhythmias even if a person isn’t exhibiting symptoms and even without a doctor. They’ve developed an algorithm that can detect 14 types of arrhythmia, and can even differentiate between two very similar types Read More...
Personal cancer vaccines successful in first-stage human trials
We could soon be approaching a time where personal cancer vaccines can be tailored to fight an individual patient’s tumor. Two early-stage human clinical trials have successfully used computer algorithms to choose the specific tumor cells that must be killed in order to treat the cancer. Using Read More...
An unfinished nuclear power plant is finally producing energy—solar energy that is
An abandoned nuclear power plant in Tennessee has been given new life as nearly 3,000 solar panels have been placed on the site. The Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant has scarred the landscape since it was abandoned in 1981. Now the site will provide clean energy to around 100 homes in the local Read More...
The developer who made FarmVille is changing the way Indians buy seafood
One of the architects behind the wildly popular online game FarmVille has created an online marketplace called FreshtoHome that works with thousands of fisherman and other livestock farmers in India to bring fresh, chemical-free fish and meat to consumers. FreshtoHome sources products directly from Read More...
What constitutes a 'good' decision?
We ask ourselves all the time whether the decisions we make are good ones or bad ones, but what exactly is a “good” decision? On the surface at least, the answer may seem obvious. However, in reality, it is deceptively difficult to pin down exactly what a good decision is. See here how to Read More...
Amber: The Dutch self-driving startup that could beat Uber, Tesla, and Google
While Uber, Tesla, and Google are fighting over who will be first to deploy self-driving cars on a large scale, the Dutch underdogs at mobility startup Amber are planning a surprise move to overtake them all. If all goes according to plan, Amber’s self-driving cars will hit the streets of Read More...
Apple to build second renewables-powered data center in Denmark
Apple Inc said on Monday it will spend 6 billion Danish crowns ($921 million) on a new data center in Denmark, its second in the Nordic country to run entirely on renewable energy. Facebook in January also announced plans to build a data center in Denmark, only its third outside of the United Read More...
Calm under pressure? Run your business the mindful way
If recent events in politics have confirmed anything, it is that we live in unpredictable times where old assumptions no longer hold true. Creative thinking is crucial for business success through a period of uncertainty. Upheaval presents a chance to embrace uncertainty and remain level-headed, Read More...
19 US aquariums join forces to fight plastic water pollution
According to a fall 2016 study led by the World Economic Forum, 32 percent of the 78 million tons of plastic packaging generated annually across the globe ends up in waterways and storm drains where it eventually flows into oceans. That rate is the equivalent of a dump truck pouring a load of Read More...