The skies just got friendlier.
From labyrinthine security checkpoints to cramped seats and scant overhead storage space, air travel ranks among the most grueling experiences out there (unless you’re one of the rarefied few who spring for first class). With its A350 XWB jet, Airbus integrates the latest design and engineering tricks to quell many of the headaches for flyers, carriers, and pilots. Chief among them? Jet lag.
Some technology experts are skeptical that this strategy will bear results.
Technology company employees are skeptical that government pilot programs to scrutinize visa applicants’ social media activity will be effective at rooting out potential terrorists or terrorist sympathizers.
Brigham Young University professor Jeffrey Jenkins says analyzing cursor movements can detect how a person feels about a website.
Companies can pump millions into a website’s design, implementing the splashiest graphics and seemingly intuitive information architecture. But that doesn’t guarantee users will like the site. Brigham Young University professor Jeffrey Jenkins argues that taking note of how users move their mouse while on a webpage reveals positive or negative associations with the page and could lead to better web design.
Architect James Timberlake charts a course for making ethical decisions about unsustainable Modernist architecture.
Last week at the climate talks in Paris, world leaders committed a full day to discussing public policies and financial solutions to reduce carbon emissions within the building sector. It’s widely documented that buildings are the culprit for at least 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile in the building sector, there’s an ongoing discussion about what to do with inefficient buildings from past eras. Debate around historic value versus economics inevitably leads to the big question: Are these buildings worth retrofitting, or do we tear them down and start over?
Conduct missions inside a habitat and rovers on the red planet’s surface in Mars 2030.
You don’t have to be Mark Watney to conduct scientific missions on Mars.
Shanghai-based electric car company NextEV recruited one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent female executives.
NextEV, a China-based electric car company poised to compete with Tesla, has recruited one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent female tech execs to lead its U.S. division. Padmasree Warrior, who made her exit from Cisco’s executive ranks in September, is joining NextEV as its U.S. CEO and global development head.
The top trending searches of the year reveal people’s curiosity about the sad, silly, celebrity, and the serious.
As the world’s largest search engine, Google is an integral part of how we see and interpret life—so much so that the word “google” been a part of the Oxford English dictionary since 2006. As such, Google’s Year in Search is perhaps the most reliable litmus test for the zeitgeist than any other year-end roundup we have; certainly more so than Facebook’s or Twitter’s.
Whether it’s an employee, a coworker, or a boss, irrational people can turn a workplace upside down. Here’s what to do.
In last night’s GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump stood by a number of proposals that—as Jeb Bush rushed to point out—test the bounds of reason: He’d deport every last illegal immigrant. He’d build an impregnable wall along the Rio Grande. He’d shut down the Internet for ISIS (somehow).
We sometimes feel torn between growing our business & honoring our values—but without our values, we’re less likely to reach profitability.
By almost any standards the startup in which I’m involved, Purple Carrot, has had a successful six weeks since our relaunch. We’re shipping more meals every week; customer feedback is almost entirely positive; very little has gone wrong (how great is that?); a round of funding is nearly complete, and that—combined with real income from our subscribers—is allowing the principals to take a breath, assess the overall picture, and move to the next phase before hitting the fundraising trail again.
Scientists will be able to use the site to access previously sequenced genomes.
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration released a new site to encourage community-based exploration of genomic information. Scientists can use PrecisionFDA to access previously sequenced genomes, share their results with other members of the community, and solicit both feedback and advice.
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