Journal

Radio astronomer Shep Doeleman and the Event Horizon Telescope project are capturing humanity’s first images of black holes.

Shep Doeleman of the MIT Haystack Observatory has an unusual job: photographing the unseeable.

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Despite industry-wide calls for Flash’s demise, lots of major websites still use the aging browser plugin. And they won’t explain why.

This story on Adobe Flash was supposed to turn out a bit differently.

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Change the way you think about your fight-or-flight reaction and make it work for you.

Sometimes, stress can seem like a full-time job. Many of us try to avoid it or, failing that, manage or mitigate it. But, Kelly McGonigal, a lecturer at Stanford University and author of The Upside of Stress, makes the case for embracing the stress in your life.

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Creating core hours for remote and in-office employees can help your team maximize their time and come up with their best ideas.

During the dust-up over Yahoo ending work-from-home arrangements a few years ago, people on both sides had plenty of research to point to. Working face-to-face does often produce more innovative solutions. On the other hand, remote workers are generally more productive. So what’s an organization that needs innovation and productivity to do?

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Sarcasm disguised as humor and apologies cloaked in criticism can erode productivity and morale and can cost a business money and talent.

Despite intentions, passive aggressive behavior is usually far from subtle.

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Gift-box delivery service Man Crates is funny so that you don’t have to be.

If you order Man Crates’s $49.99 “Snack Sensei” gift box, it will arrive in a cardboard box that contains a sealed plywood crate, a mini crowbar, and a card that says, “If at first you don’t succeed, pry, pry again.” It will not be easy to open. And by the time your boyfriend, father, brother, or other male-person gift recipient has actually applied the necessary amount of force, he will have created “a scene.” A crowd of coworkers will be gathered around his desk (because, let’s be real, you’ve sent this potential spectacle to the office), and splinters of wood will sit scattered on his carpeted cubicle floor like small monuments to his middle-America brand of manliness. Hammers will probably be involved.

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Innovation districts are popping up all over the country. But will they work?

Picture a gleaming building wrapped around an expansive tree-filled courtyard. All the walls are glass so you can see what’s happening in the ground-level retail and open-plan offices on the upper floors. In lieu of cramped hallways there are wide-open walkways and a snaking ramp that ascends to a rooftop lawn. Apartments are close by and there’s a constant hum of activity and interaction throughout. This is the image of a forthcoming innovation district in Miami, Florida.

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We’ve seen a thousand fitness bands. But now, a sleek wearable anklet can keep teens awaiting trial out of the prison system.

Right now, many teens who can’t make bail in NYC are sent to Rikers Island to await their trial. It’s essentially pre-prison incarceration, complete with armed guards, at a place that’s rampant with abuse and corruption.

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Designer Mark Gonyea is back, and has distilled every episode of The Original Series into a single image.

Compared to today’s CGI-laden sci-fi shows, the original Star Trek was about as minimalist as it gets: the sets were cardboard, the aliens all rubber and grease paint, and the uniforms little better than sweatshirts. In homage to the original spirit of Star Trek, graphic designer Mark Gonyea has launched Minimal Trek, a new Kickstarter of 78 minimalist poster designs for every episode of the original series.

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