Half a century after the moon landing, the event has become, for most people, just another fact of history. It’s something we only remember in the first place because it was so momentous, but it’s so commonly known that any…
Over 50% of our population lives in urban areas. Areas with concrete buildings built with heat-absorbing aluminum cladding or greenhouse-effect enhancing glass panels. Combine this with the lack of large green spaces and you get something called the “Urban Heat…
Lyft publicly filed for an IPO on Friday. As part of the paperwork, Lyft founders Logan Green and John Zimmer published a letter outlining the company’s vision for the future. In the letter, they detail their philosophy about ride-hailing and…
The Great Blue Hole is a massive underwater sinkhole that lies off the coast of Belize. Scuba divers and snorkelers have been cruising the surface waters for decades, but very few explorers have dared to venture deeper and explore what…
Pixabay If you workout on a regular basis, there’s a very good chance you’ve settled into a routine that you’ve followed over the years, whether it involves waking up at the crack of dawn to hit the gym, skipping out…
Although it sparked some controversy, Steve McCurry’s “Afghan Girl” is an iconic image that influenced and inspired many. Tony Northup wanted to talk about how this image inspired him, but then he learned the story behind it – and it…
As the mobility world awaits Harley Davidson’s EV debut, there’s plenty of motion in the e-moto startup space. Zero Motorcycles unveiled its new 110 horsepower SR/F model in New York this week, offering a 200 mile range, one hour charge…
In January of 2019, student Conner Brown attended a guest lecture by a Professor Susan Athey at the University of Stanford Graduate School. She gave a presentation to his “Evolution of Finance” class titled “Blockchain and the Future of Finance.”…
It’s the season of the wavetable – again. With Ableton Live 10.1 on the horizon and its free Wavetable device, we’ve got yet another free Max for Live device for making sound materials – and this time, you can make…
Scientists in California have created a cheaper, safer, environmentally-friendly way to produce cannabinoids, the chemical compounds that give cannabis its many medicinal (and mind-altering) qualities. The trick is in using genetically modified brewer’s yeast to produce cannabinoids, rather than ethanol,…
