America's Biggest Food Companies Sold 6.7 Trillion Fewer Calories In 2012...
A new study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that America's 16 biggest food and beverage manufacturers sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in 2007 than they did in 2012.That's 4 billion...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe What Is Making These Bizarre Webs In The Amazon
Scientists have finally found the culprit behind the strange web towers in the image to the right, first discovered last year in the Amazon.Images of these towers went viral back in August of 2013, and...
View ArticleHere's Why Your Boss Is (Much) Happier Than You
Bosses don't just get paid more than their employees. They're happier or more satisfied in a wide spectrum of other areas, from family life to job satisfaction, according to a new survey by the Pew...
View ArticleThis Insane Technology That Makes Buttons Appear On A Flat Smartphone Screen...
When I sat down for my first demo with Tactus Technology, it felt like I was witnessing magic. A completely normal looking, smooth-screened tablet had suddenly transformed into a device equipped with a...
View ArticleHere's A Better Way To Evaluate Your Employees
When it comes to keeping track of employees, the annual performance review just doesn't cut it. That's why Ryan Smith, CEO of research company Qualtrics, says his team built a 360-platform for...
View ArticleObama's Flawed Syria Strategy In Two Powerful Graphics
The Obama administration's Syria policy has fallen apart, and two pithy images from inside the country provide some insight as to why.At the Friday protests in Kafranbel — considered the "Syrian...
View ArticleChewbacca Actor Tweets Amazing Retro Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of 'Star Wars'
We can't wait for the new "Star Wars" movie next year. Until then, while we rewatch the first six (or maybe five) films, we can't think of a better way to mentally prepare than with nostalgic photos...
View ArticleCoffee Shops In D.C. Form Alliance Against Starbucks With 'Disloyalty' Card
A group of Washington D.C. coffee shops are lashing out against Starbucks with a "disloyalty card." Once the card-holder has six stamps, they get a free beverage from any of the shops, reports Alex...
View Article6 Reasons You Should Be Wearing Sunscreen In The Winter
This post originally appeared on Details.com.It's winter, the sun is MIA, and you can't remember the last time you weren't wearing a parka. So do you really need to lotion up? In a word, yes.But since...
View ArticleCrazy Video Shows The Inside Of A Plane's Cabin As It Crashes Into The Ocean
Good Morning America got a hold of the GoPro video taken inside a plane's cabin as it crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii last month.A passenger on a plane, Ferdinand Puentes, also used the...
View ArticleMAPS: Which NFL Teams Every County In The US Is Rooting For In This Weekend
Facebook made these county-by-county maps of who's rooting for who in this weekend's NFL playoff games.It's based on Facebook likes, and it's pretty cool.Some takeaways:The entire south loves the...
View ArticleThe PC Industry's Epic Crash
Last year was the worst year ever for the PC industry. Here's a chart showing the decline of personal computing as we've known it. It's been 6 quarters of declines. Join the conversation about this...
View ArticleHaunting Photos From The Most Notorious Part Of Guantanamo Prison
New camps housing Guantanamo detainees are state-of-the art facilities modeled after American medium-security prisons.The buildings don't last long and are constantly being replaced, but the first...
View ArticleThis 6-Year-Old TV Star Is Making $8,000 A Week
Actor August Maturo is just 6-years-old, but he's already had bit roles on hit shows such as "How I Met Your Mother" and "Weeds."Most recently, August landed a meatier role on the highly anticipated...
View ArticleFacebook Announces Major Improvements To Ad Targeting
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View Article7 Ways The Open Office Is A Worker's Worst Enemy
The open-floor office is ruining your ability to do your job.It sounds odd to say, especially as open offices — layouts with no cubicles, few spatial dividers, and shared working spaces — have taken...
View ArticleUS Soccer Club Sold A Player For A Fee That Included Discounts On Hotels And...
The San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League* have acquired the rights to Walter Restrepo from the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in a move that wouldn't normally be newsworthy. However, the...
View ArticleBulldozer Crushes Marine Sleeping In Foxhole
The details of how a 20-year-old Marine died during a training accident back in March were recently released by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, reports the Marine Corps Times.Private First...
View ArticleColumbia Journalism School Accidentally Launches A Classic Reply-All Email...
Another day, another horribly botched reply-all email chain nightmare.This time it happened in the media world (and really, we should know better).It all started when Columbia Journalism School blasted...
View ArticleThe Cops Really Could Use Data From Your Car's GPS To Convict You Of A Crime
Earlier this week, Ford's vice president of marketing and sales walked back his statements that the company knows about "everyone who breaks the law" in a Ford vehicle, but it's still possible that...
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