Authored by John Bolton via The Gatestone Institute, Today marks the 16th anniversary of al-Qaida’s 9/11 attacks. We learned much that tragic day, at enormous human and material cost. Perilously, however, America has already forgotten many of Sept. 11’s lessons.…
Long before the invention of modern day maps or gunpowder, the planet’s major powers were already duking it out for economic and geopolitical supremacy. Today’s chart tells that story in the simplest terms possible. As Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins notes, by showing…
AMG just joined the hypercar party and it’s the life of it too! Meet Mercedes’ Project ONE… and before you ask, YES, it’s coming to life. Unveiled just today at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, it not only takes…
This e-bike can travel a staggering 236 miles on a single charge, that is further than a Tesla Model 3. The bike comes in 3 different models, the "Prime" has the longest range, the "Top" has a top speed of 50mph,…
Donald Trump is testing the institution of the presidency unlike any of his 43 predecessors. We have never had a president so ill-informed about the nature of his office, so openly mendacious, so self-destructive, or so brazen in his abusive…
This device can give you injections without having to use a needle. Developed by Portal Instruments, the hand held device can be loaded with a disposable dispenser and quickly replaced. The injections work by blasting a jet of air that…
Magic is back. Well, if it’s not entirely back yet then magic is at least on the rise. For New Year’s Eve last year I went on a bucket list vacation and hit up Reykjavik, Iceland for NYE and then…
Blockchain, the secure distributed ledger technology first created to track bitcoin ownership, has taken on a number of new roles in recent years tracking anything of value from diamonds to real estate deeds to contracts. The blockchain offers the promise…
Birds are flying around in Hurricane Irma’s eye A radar image of Irma’s eye. Image: radarscope/twitter By Miriam Kramer2017-09-11 00:57:46 UTC How do birds stay safe during a hurricane? They fly right into the middle of it. Masses of birds…
The urban population is exploding around the globe, and, as Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins explains below, yesterday’s food systems will soon be sub-optimal for many of the megacities swelling with tens of millions of people. Further, issues like wasted food, poor working…