These Chemistry-Based Hacks Will Change Your Life
We've all seen lists of lifehacks, but when it comes to chemistry, the American Chemical Society is all over a few new ones.They introduced the five science-based lifehacks in a new video series called...
View ArticleLeBron James Has Played An Insane Number Of Games Since Joining The Heat
One downside to the Miami Heat's back-to-back championships and three straight trips to the Finals is the amount of games LeBron James has had to endure during that period.Since the start of the...
View ArticleFIRST TAKE: Apple's Tepid Growth Continues On Slow iPhone Sales
Apple, once again, celebrated its biggest Christmas quarter ever: Almost $60 billion in revenue. But the story this time isn't the same as in years past: Year-over-year growth has slowed considerably —...
View ArticleForget Comfort — These Are The Real Advantages Of Private Jets
Yes, private jets are swanky. But if you can spend less money to get an equally luxurious experience in first or business class, why not fly with an airline?A quick search turns up one-way first class...
View ArticleHere's What Happens If You Commit A Crime In Outer Space
Editor's note: This post was originally published on Quora, in answer to the question, "What happens if you commit a crime in space?" We have republished it with permission from the author, NASA space...
View ArticleNetflix Just Had A Huge Year — And Mobile Is A Big Reason Why
Netflix just had its biggest year yet, with the company reporting that it added 11 million subscribers in 2013, the highest yearly net add to date. While continued expansion in international markets...
View ArticleApple's Earnings In Five Charts
Apple's earnings for the final quarter of 2013 are out.It was a big miss on iPhone sales, but revenue and profit are still looking good. Here's a quick breakdown of everything you need to know in four...
View Article70 Years After The Siege Of Leningrad, Russia Looks Back With Horror
Non-Russians may not appreciate the significance of the Siege of Leningrad, which ended 70 years ago today, but Michael McFaul, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, hopes to change that."As an ambassador and as...
View ArticleRutgers Student Newspaper Apologizes For 'Distasteful' Opinion Column About...
Rutgers University student newspaper The Daily Targum has retracted and apologized for publishing an offensive opinion column about the school's Hillel — a campus center for Jewish student life.The...
View ArticleWhat Sand Grains Look Like Through A Microscope
Sand looks very different through a high-powered microscope.Photographer, biomedical researcher, and inventor Gary Greenberg started taking photos of sand grains with his own light microscope more than...
View ArticleNassim Taleb Explains Why We Actually Benefit From Volatility
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan," spoke about volatility and disorder at the DLD conference. Here is an excerpt from his presentation where he...
View ArticleHere Are The States That Support Nearly Doubling The Minimum Wage
The recent debate over raising the minimum wage has been contentious, with revelations about fast food worker's struggles to survive on their wages striking a chord with many Americans. One of the...
View ArticleArmy General Scolded For Email Joking About Masturbating To 'Smoking Hot'...
Army Brigadier General Martin P. Schweitzer received a "memoranda of concern" following a lurid set of emails between him and another general, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post....
View ArticleFacebook Is Going After B2B Marketing Spending
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View ArticleThis Is The Hedge In San Francisco That Separates The 1% From The 'Nazis'
Wealthy Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tom Perkins thinks that people who criticize the rich are acting like the Nazis did toward the Jews in World World II:Writing from the epicenter of progressive...
View ArticleEdward Snowden Fails 3 Elementary Tests For Justifying Whistleblowing
Economist senior editor Edward Lucas makes a strong argument against calling Edward Snowden a whistleblower in his new ebook, "The Snowden Operation."As Lucas points out, much of what Snowden disclosed...
View ArticleNew York Observer Says The NYT 'Bestseller' List Wildly Skews Sales Of New...
Gabriel Sherman's new book about Fox News chief Roger Ailes — "The Loudest Voice in the Room"— built up a huge buzz in the media world leading up to its release.So far, the book's sales haven't...
View ArticleAPPLE CEO: New Product Categories Are Coming This Year
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on today's earnings call that the company is still on track to release a new product category this year.Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster asked Cook if Apple still planned to...
View ArticleThe For-Profit Prison Boom In One Worrying Infographic
America has a prison problem: Over two million people in this country live behind bars, the highest number in the world.Some blame the failed "War on Drugs," while others worry about bad incentives,...
View ArticleChipotle Is Launching A Satirical Series About The Dark Side Of 'Big...
Chipotle is launching a satirical TV series on the dark side of industrial agriculture in the U.S.The four-part series, called "Farmed and Dangerous," will air on Hulu and Hulu Plus beginning Feb....
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