Google Futurist Ray Kurzweil thinks we'll all be cyborgs by 2030
Imagine accessing Wikipedia just by thinking about it. It sounds like science fiction now, but futurist and Google engineer Ray Kurzweil thinks that reality is just a few years away.At the Exponential...
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View ArticleApple's biggest test will be convincing me to leave Spotify (AAPL)
After a decade-plus of using iTunes as my main hub for storing and managing my music, I recently switched to Spotify Premium. My biggest takeaway? Apple will have a hard time convincing me to switch to...
View ArticleGoogle's app store has one key advantage over Apple's (AAPL, GOOG)
The free TweetDeck desktop app is one of my main windows to the world. The columns I've arranged of constantly incoming tweets are like the descending green code from The Matrix. Those columns tell me...
View ArticleMarvel's 'Secret Wars' comic has no business being as good as it is
Marvel's "Secret Wars"— the ambitious miniseries that ended the Marvel Universe as we know it— shouldn't be any good. In fact, the odds against it being any good are somewhere in the upper limits of...
View ArticleThe first photos of Prince George holding Princess Charlotte were just posted...
Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana made her debut on May 2, 2015, but after those first photos of the baby girl leaving the hospital with her proud parents were shown off to the public, we've been...
View ArticleHere's what America would be like if the Nazis and Japanese had won WWII
This weekend marks the 71st anniversary of the Allies' D-Day landing at Normandy, France, which ultimately led to the liberation of France from Nazi control.But what if the Allies had never launched...
View ArticleHere's what we learned from this year's Superbowl of Robotics
The Superbowl of robotics kicked off on Friday and just like in a real sporting event there were some major wipeouts. The Robotics Challenge is sponsored by DARPA, which is the advanced-research arm of...
View ArticleThe internet is mesmerized by footage of a slimy, green worm-like creature...
An oddly captivating video of a green, goopy substance attacking its prey is blowing up around the internet so fast it's become a trending topic on Facebook along with news of a Gilmore Girls reunion...
View ArticleAn insightful warning about the many unforeseen disasters technology might...
The following passage comes from "A Dangerous Master: How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control" by Wendell Wallach. SOCIAL DISRUPTIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISES, environmental...
View ArticleProfessional chefs say the key to getting tons of reservations is a good...
We're all guilty of Instagramming a good brunch or a good burger, a cocktail or an ice cream sundae.But while most of us are amateur photographers with only a handful of followers on Instagram, there...
View ArticleMatt Damon is left to die on Mars in first trailer for ‘The Martian’
20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for its anticipated fall film “The Martian,” and it looks great.Based on the best-selling book from Andy Weir of the same name, the story follows...
View ArticleBeyoncé fans are angry after bogus 'exclusive announcement' ends up being a...
Beyoncé fans who jumped out of bed this morning to catch her exclusive and much-hyped "announcement" on Good Morning America Monday morning were bummed to find out the three minute and fifty three...
View ArticleA psychologist reveals how to get rid of negative thoughts
Tim Wilson, a psychology professor and the author of "Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change," shares a tactic to help overcome emotional road blocks.Produced by Kevin Reilly and...
View ArticleThe massively popular Instagrammer who follows his girlfriend around the...
In 2012, the world fell in love with the Instagram account of a woman leading her photographer boyfriend around the world.#followmeto Udaipur, India with @yourleo. After visiting New Delhi, Varanasi,...
View ArticleWhat it's like to use Amazon's ambitious new device invented to take over...
Amazon has a new plan to revolutionize the way we all grocery shop. And it's all about this little device, meant to replace pretty much everything you would do in a physical store.It's called "Amazon...
View Article30 photos from the first-ever 'CatCon,' where thousands of people celebrated...
CatCon, the first convention held in honor of cats (not counting the Hello Kitty Convention, of course), attracted over ten thousand feline enthusiasts this past weekend in Los Angeles, California. The...
View ArticleThe government wants to use tech to stop drunk driving
Despite all of the safety technology in cars these days, there’s still a staggering amount of alcohol-related accidents each year.In 2013 alone, 10,000 people were killed in alcohol-related car...
View ArticleThere may be a significant negative effects on kids if their mothers are older
American women are setting all sorts of records when it comes to having children later in life. But that might not be a great thing all around.Not only are older mothers prone to health issues during...
View ArticleTurns out toddlers understand a lot more about morality than we thought
Are we pre-wired to know right from wrong? By studying the behavior of newborns and toddlers, psychologist Karen Wynn of Yale University believes she can get us closer to the answer.Video courtesy of...
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