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As First Presidential Debate Looms, A Look At The Landscape Of The Race
By Ron Elving The first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign season is Thursday, Aug. 6. With so many Republican candidates trying to get on stage, what should voters be
Jon Stewart’s Private White House Meetings
Comedian Jon Stewart was called to the White House on at least two occasions for private meetings with President Obama, according to Politico. NPR’s Arun Rath speaks with reporter Darren
Slideshow: Gen Con 2015
By Mike Allee The world’s best four days of gaming is now in the books for 2015, but the doors to Gen Con don’t begin and end at the convention
Startups Rocket To The Front Of The Space Race
By Tim Reyes Capitalizing on the falling cost of launch services and the miniaturization of satellites, a new breed of startups are gearing up for the space race under the
An App Tells Painful Stories Of Slaves At Monticello’s Mulberry Row
By Lalita Clozel A new app uses geolocation to bring to life a lesser-known section of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia estate — Mulberry Row, which was the bustling enclave of skilled
A voice in the crowd: Amanda Miller at Gen Con
By Sam Watermeier I spent most of Gen Con feeling a bit lost at sea, riding the wave of whimsy and imagination flooding through the Indiana Convention Center. … …read
Your Banking Future And The Big Brother Fed
By Ushi Shoham Krausz Manhattan, 2040: Alice wants to open an antiques store. Chelsea seems like a good location. She has to find 150 square meters to move the items
10 Lab-Made Meats, Cheeses And Other Odd Startup Foods
By Sarah Buhr,Anna Escher It’s still early days in the bacteria becomes our food production process. However, several Silicon Valley scientists are creating lab-grown edibles of the truly bizarre or
Machine Learning And Human Bias: An Uneasy Pair
By Jason Baldridge “We’re watching you.” This was the warning that the Chicago Police Department gave to more than 400 people on its “Heat List.” The list, an attempt to
Festival Of Code Winners May Be The Startups Of The Future
By Mike Butcher Startups start with talent, and the talent, as we all know, seems to get younger every year. But it wouldn’t happen if children themselves were not introduced