10 2022 October
California DMV Approves Usage of Pointless Digital License Plates
The problem is, this license plate doesn’t do any of the things that drivers would actually want from a digital plate. Like changing my plate number to ...
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03 2020 November
Four Inspiring Things To Watch on Election Day (Instead of Doomscrolling)
This is not a good day to watch the news. As the votes get cast and counted throughout the United States, it is hard for...
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30 2020 March
10 Futuristic Ideas Becoming Reality Faster Because Of COVID-19
For the past ten years I’ve been a collector of innovative ideas. When I write about them and interview the people behind them, I know...
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05 2018 September
Why The Brazilian National Museum Fire Matters
The story of the devastating fire this week at the National Museum of Brazil made me unexplainably sad. Yet on three different trips to Brazil,...
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13 2018 June
Customers Are Not Always Right (And Sometimes Don’t Deserve Nice Things)
Yes, Elon Musk finally released his flame throwers to the consumer market … and people promptly began using them in totally inappropriate ways. It is...
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24 2017 August
The Mask That Displays Your Emotions In Real Time
Rather than wearing your emotions on your sleeve, a new product called the Hyperface lets you wear them on your face. The idea from London-based...
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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...
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What If Smart Home Devices Sold What They Know About You?
If your smart robot vacuum cleaner created a map of your home in the process of cleaning it, that data could provide new insights to...
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15 Non-Obvious Business Trends Shaping 2017 (Retail, Consumer, Tech, Marketing, and Media)
Are you a member of the media? Visit our media kit to download a trend summary and more information about requesting an interview with Rohit...
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How To Be Kinder To Retail Workers This Holiday Season
I could tell you that it’s a misconception that marketers spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to sell more stuff to...
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Finding The Cure For Social Media Jealousy: How To Limit Your “Green Time”
There is a wonderful feature on the new Amazon Kindle to help keep children from becoming too dormant. The feature, called Kindle FreeTime, lets parents...
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How To Be Inspired
I used to think I was easily inspired. For the past several years, the explanation for this fact usually came down to my devotion to...
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How LinkedIn, YouTube & Others Could Finally Cure Stupidity Online
The greatest collection of human stupidity ever amassed sits on the Internet … and you probably encounter it every day. When you go online today,...
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