We’ve all been there, you’re having a nice conversation with someone you just met and suddenly you realize you’ve forgotten their name. It’s embarrassing, but the good news is there’s actually an evolutionary reason behind it. Dr. Dean Buonomano, professor of neurobiology…
Spring has sprung and so begins another season of severe summer weather. Here are some telltale signs a storm is brewing. Predicting the weather is tricky. Even high-tech forecasting technology sometimes fails to spot impending rain, snow, or calm. But nature…
Scientists have made an early but important development in the fight against HIV. For the first time, a team of researchers has shown that they can remove HIV type 1 (HIV-1) from infected mouse cells using a powerful gene-editing tool.…
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The XPrize program is no stranger to moon shots. From capturing carbon to cleaning water — even literal trips to the moon and Star Trek-style tricorders — the contest seeks the boldest solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges. That tradition continues…
The Dot Watch has reinvented tactile communication, bringing modern innovation to the visually impaired. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Standalone Featured, Smartwatch, Invention, and Social Good from Mashable! via IFTTT
We shouldn’t have to worry that our simplest household products will let us down. But plenty of them do — on a daily basis. For every perfectly crafted Dixon-Ticonderoga pencil, there’s a shampoo bottle that will never get completely empty.…
The Subwing is like Superman meets Aquaman! You literally fly underwater with this super-thrilling, maneuverable underwater surfboard. Just strap it to a jet-ski or a motorboat, as you would for water-skiing, but instead of having water only splash in your…
It’s been 25 years since the first "Mario Kart" game launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: A quarter century of cheap, last-second red shells; of increasingly-complicated drifting; of yelling and laughing alongside friends; of Luigi death stares. Given all…
Research about productivity teaches us one clear lesson: Multitasking doesn’t work. So what are busybodies of the 21st century to do? According to users in a recent Quora thread, there are a range of daily behaviors people can tweak —…