Why The Consumer Internet Of Things Is Stalling
Source: Forbes
Mike Farley, the CEO of a Silicon Valley-based company, argues that technology companies should focus on solving simple everyday issues in order to connect to consumers.
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Bob Gilruth, the Quiet Force Behind Apollo
Source: Smithsonian Air & Space
Learn about “the father of manned spaceflight,” a modest and unassuming stickler for detail.
How Sojourner Truth used photography to help end slavery
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Most Americans know Sojourner Truth as a powerful speaker who advocated for the abolition of slavery and for women’s rights. But most don’t realize she was also an astute businesswoman who used the new technology of photography to advance the cause of liberty.
Mesmerizing Migration
Source: All About Birds
It’s difficult to get a sense of the migration patterns of birds. Take a look at the animated map in this web site to see the patterns of movement of 118 species in a single year.
Under Arctic Ice
Source: Ocean Portal
Take a look at these stunning photos that depict some amazing marine life that lies under the Arctic ocean. These pictures might give a little insight into why researchers plunge into freezing temperatures for science.
Video games’ visual effects leaking into our reality
Source: Players Experiences
When video game environments and real life start to merge maybe it’s a sign for computer time out! The information in this article is based on a study that investigates the experiences of hardcore gamers when they stepped away from that environment and back to “reality”.
Illusion: Nothing is as it seems
Source: Science Gallery
Take a look at the video for an exhibition that illustrates the theme of illusion at the Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. Our brains play a big part in helping us interpret the information we take in through our five senses. But the information we take in is not necessarily how our brains put the pieces together.
Building a Better Human With Science? The Public Says, No Thanks
Source: The New York Times
According to a Pew Research Survey, Americans are not comfortable with genetic engineering and modification because they think it’s not natural.
NASA Finally Found A Spacecraft It Lost Almost 2 Years Ago
Source: Science Daily
Stereo B is a spacecraft that was sent out to record the energy omitted from the sun. Scientists couldn’t track a signal and lost communication with the spacecraft almost 2 years ago. What might the impact of losing a spacecraft be for NASA?
Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration. Here’s why we often hate new stuff.
Source: The Washington Post
Harvard professor Calestous Juma explains why people often resist innovation.