Espills is a “solid light dynamic sculpture,” made of laser beams, laser scanners, and robotic mirrors. And it makes a real-life effect that would make Tron proud. The work, made public this month but part of ongoing research, is the…
Working harder doesn’t necessarily mean that you will experience better results at work or in life. However, working smarter will cause your productivity to skyrocket. We collected the six best productivity tips, strategies, shortcuts, tricks, and hacks that will enable…
Pixabay I was in college during the Golden Age of EDM, a time when you couldn’t put together a party playlist unless it contained a steady stream of songs by the likes of Skrillex, Diplo, and the gone-too-soon Avicii. Wow.…
iStockphotoAnyone who has ever been a suspect in a serious crime understands that part of the police interrogation process always seems to gravitate toward a polygraph test at some point. This is where the impending doom sets in. It doesn’t…
Photo: ina_xy (iStock) My Cantonese in-laws were in town last weekend to spoil our toddler and make us tasty Chinese food. The talk turned to the latest restaurant dish they’re attempting to faithfully replicate at home: Hong Kong-style char siu,…
Researchers at the prestigious Salk Institute are reporting that they have managed to map the molecular structure of a CRISPR enzyme that could allow scientists to more precisely manipulate functions within cells. Over the past several years, CRISPR-Cas9 has seized the public imagination…
Making people come to life in images can be tricky, but portrait photographers know how to get the best out of their models. No matter how good we are with people though, we can all benefit from the…
Pixabay If you have ever struggled to retain the skills needed for a task that you just learned or are trying to learn, a new study published in the medical journal NeuroImage may be able to help. According to this…
Google employees could probably use a good laugh about now. In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and his political allies have accused the company of trying to undermine political discourse. Earlier this year, thousands of Google employees protested the…
Pixabay What keeps you up at night? Worries about your job? If your fantasy football team will win it all this year? Politics? There are millions of Americans who are suffering from a lack of sleep. But a special technique…