20 2017 October
Google’s Cupcake Problem Shows The Dangers Of Tunnel Vision
Recently Google engineers tested a Maps feature that equated the distance you walk to a number of mini-cupcakes you would burn off in equivalent calories....
Read Now05 2017 September
Why Millennials Hate The Doorbell
When you ask Millennials to describe the doorbell, a surprising number use phrases like “panic-inducing,” “hateful” and “terrifying.” Sound overblown? It turns out many millennials...
Read Now23 2017 August
Books Are Getting “Swearier” And This Is What It Means …
Apparently the shift towards swear words in book titles and content has not gone unnoticed by researchers. As Cory Doctorow notes in this article: “books...
Read Now22 2017 August
How To Spot A Fake Viral Video
For a crash course in figuring out what is real and what isn’t online, who better to turn to than a YouTuber who has built...
Read Now16 2017 August
The NuturePod Offers A Scary Prediction Of Future Parenting
Sometimes art is the best way to shine a lens on how our culture may be changing for better … or worse, as is the...
Read Now08 2017 August
Your Next Camera Will Retouch Your Pictures While You Take Them
Starting with a set of 5,000 images that were retouched by five different photographers, Google and MIT built an algorithm that can automatically retouch a...
Read Now19 2017 July
Fully Automated Toothbrush Helps Lazy People Be Lazier
If you are one of those people who thinks that brushing your teeth properly takes too long, this new product will help. A startup called...
Read Now28 2017 June
Netflix Lets Kids Choose Their Own Adventure In New Episode
What if you could craft your own story in a television episode? Netflix is experimenting with letting kids do exactly that in a new episode...
Read Now21 2017 June
The Swiss Town That Banned Travelers Posting Photos On Social Media
How do you get attention for a sleepy little Swiss ski resort town that few people have ever heard of? Ban photos and promise to...
Read Now20 2017 June
Brazilian Publisher Offers On-Demand Clever Captions For Your Selfies
Sometimes it is hard to pick the perfect caption for your selfie, but Brazilian publisher Leya has a solution to help … and introduce you...
Read Now15 2017 June
Google Launches Beautiful Tool To Teach Kids Online Safety
If you are a parent, one of the things that probably keeps you up at night is how to monitor your kids activity online and...
Read Now21 2017 April
The Awesome and Terrifying Future Of Influencer Marketing
This week the FTC sent warning letters to more than 90 “influencers and marketers” as a reminder to disclose when social media posts are paid...
Read Now07 2017 April
Overrated Millennials And Why Brands Are Embracing Seniors Instead
Senior citizens now officially outnumber the young people in Taiwan, and there is a growing worldwide shift among brands to embrace older consumers instead of largely...
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