21 2023 October
The Search for the Realest Person on Earth Starts with … Social Media?
Social media today is often the home of negative emotions and addictive outrage. It’s no wonder many surveys are showing a mass exodus with shrinking usage on...
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Is AI Creating More Monoculturalism?
The opposite of multiculturalism is monoculturalism – a society in which there is only one acceptable religion, mindset or system of behavior. Academic researchers around...
Read Now26 2023 September
Necrobotics, Electrified Chopsticks and Other Winners of the 2023 Annual Ig Nobel Awards
You might be tempted to lump the Ig Nobel Awards in with the Darwin Awards as simply a celebration of human stupidity – but it’s...
Read Now23 2023 September
The Subscription-Fueled Future of Car “Ownership”
Last year, Mercedes launched a feature in their electric cars that would allow drivers to pay $60 per month for an “Acceleration Increase” that would...
Read Now16 2023 September
“Brotox” and the Men’s Cosmetic Procedure Boom
The cheek implant was the fastest-growing men’s aesthetic procedure this past year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This so-called boom in “brotox” procedures,...
Read Now09 2023 September
12 Wild Stories from a Nightlife Concierge in Ibiza
An alternate title for this article could easily have been: “Ibiza: Where Rich Assholes Go to Party.” That’s the impression you’ll pretty immediately have as...
Read Now07 2023 September
What Is Prada’s New $650 Underwear Designed to Be Worn Without Pants Really Saying?
According to fashion industry insiders, Prada’s latest release of a $650 pair of underwear is “no surprise” given the brand’s track record of expensive essentials. What was...
Read Now28 2023 August
How Accessibility Is Getting More Tactile, Innovative … and Normal
Technology was supposed to make the entire world more accessible. It still can, but sometimes it seems that progress has stalled. This past month, the MIT...
Read Now23 2023 August
Japan’s Solution to Its Labor Crisis? Hire More Workers Over 70
Most articles you might read about the crisis caused by Japan’s aging population is usually coupled with some mention of the many ways technology is...
Read Now21 2023 August
Will Photoshop’s New Expand Feature Lead to False Memories or Realities?
Maybe you’ve already heard of Photoshop’s new “Generative Expand” feature that allows users to “expand images in any direction and generate an additional scene for the space...
Read Now09 2023 August
Korean Pop Star Releases Latest Song in Six Languages Using AI
What if AI could serve as a linguistics coach for a talented musician? That’s essentially what K-pop music label HYBE created using technology from AI...
Read Now26 2023 July
When Influencer Marketing Goes Predictably Wrong
When a fast fashion retailer often criticized for negative environmental and labor track record wants to recast its brand image, it is not a good...
Read Now24 2023 July
Why Barbie Isn’t the Biggest Movie Marketing Story This Week
This week every marketing publication is talking about the movie marketing for Barbie, celebrating their “dizzying array of partnerships” and all the memes, parodies and brand...
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