From Hot to Shot in Four Years
Talk about time compression. The Flip video camera went from being a red-shot start-up in 2007, to a best-selling item, to a half-billion-dollar acquisition target, to defunct, in only four years. […]
What’s Being Born
The non-violent revolution in the Middle East is spreading
With all the attention focused on Libya right now, there are stories that you might be missing. In Hebron, 1300 peace activists marched down Shuhada Street, long blocked off to […]
Remote Controlled Hummingbird wows DARPA/AAAS
I’m not going to get into the legal and political implications of tiny robots, but this little flying scout is simply too cool to ignore. With funding from DARPA, enjoy […]
What Comes Next
This is a continuation of a previous post. I won’t be breaking any news when I say that the Mubarak regime is done. At this juncture, the momentum of the […]
Social Media and the Revolution in Egypt
Revolution in Egypt is the story of the week. Over the past seven days, ordinary Egyptians have come together to oppose the 30 year rule of Hosni Mubarak. The protests […]
Collective Intelligence in Small Teams
No matter how smart you are, you can’t fix the problems of the world by yourself. Teamwork is the order of the day, and a new study by MIT suggests […]
Year of the Leak
2010 is the year of the leak. From the Afghanistan and Iraq war diaries, to Cablegate, and the upcoming revelations about Bank of America, the website Wikileaks has driven the […]
Data Visualization for Better Government
If you live in one of more than 300 American cities, you may already be familiar with the 311 service. But 311 can do more than fix potholes, or get […]
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ending Poverty
What would happen if you attacked poverty with a culture transplant? Take a needy third-world country, and have them voluntary cede a piece of land to, say, the Canadians, where their laws and […]
A RotaVirus Vaccine’s Remarkable Impact
American medical research making a big difference against a disease that hit Nicaragua’s children hard. We defy you to watch this video without reaching for the tissues. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/livingproofproject/Pages/video-gallery.aspx#video=/livingproofproject/Pages/vaccine-remarkable-impact.aspx&pager=0&filter=&autostart=true