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December 17, 2015
In Microsoft's HoloLens, A Glimpse At The Future Of Interaction Design
Playing around with Microsoft's mixed reality headset, we discovered some clever interactions that could become ubiquitous.
After taking the HoloLens "mixed-reality" headset around the country to demo to eager developers, Microsoft is opening the doors to a much richer experience: a showroom, secreted on the fifth floor of Microsoft's Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York, where developers can dabble with three versions of HoloLens in action. If you're a developer interested in virtual reality, augmented reality, and interaction design in general, you should sign up now.
Ideo Helps Design A Wearable To Treat Chronic Pain
Quell, a pain-zapping sports band, shows the rich potential of wearables in healthcare.
More than 100 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain, a difficult condition to manage for doctors and patients. Working with Ideo, the medical technology company Neurometrix introduced an over-the-counter electrical nerve stimulation device called Quell to help alleviate pain. What the device shows is a meaningful application of wearable technology to a segment of the population that sorely needs innovation, says Dr. Shai N. Gozani, Neurometrix's CEO.
Inside The Secret World Of Freemasonry
Photographer Jamie Kripke's series documenting Masonic lodges shows a community in danger of fading into obscurity.
Freemasonry, the world's oldest and largest fraternity, has been around for over two centuries. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were members, as were Mozart, Winston Churchill, and Steve Wozniak. Today, their mysterious traditions and grandiose rituals endure in Masonic lodges across the country (and their symbols are rumored to be everywhere), but membership has been steadily declining due to lack of interest from younger generations. Photographer Jamie Kripke captures this strange world in his series Freemasonry, giving us a window into an organization with a rich past and uncertain future.
December 16, 2015
Padmasree Warrior Describes Her Battle Plan For Taking On Tesla
After announcing her new job as CEO of electric vehicle startup NextEV, Warrior talked to Fast Company
Famed business executive and tech powerhouse Padmasree Warrior is getting into the electric car game. After leaving her post as CTO and strategy head of Cisco Systems in September, Warrior announced on Wednesday that she will be joining the ranks of electric vehicle startup NextEV as its U.S. CEO and head of global development.
You Can Now Hail An Uber From Facebook Messenger
Facebook's new mobile strategy? Trapping users within its Messenger app.
Facebook users who flock to Messenger to make plans with their friends can now hitch a ride to meetups without leaving the app. This week, the social network rolled out an update to its Messenger app that lets users request an Uber from within a message thread.
Today in Tabs: Look At These Rich Idiots Suffering On Mars
The Mars colony is definitely going to end with cannibalism.
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Here's Why Polls Are So Bad At Predicting Election Results
One reason: From half to two-thirds of poll respondents don't actually vote in a primary.
This week back in 2011, during a heated GOP race for the presidency, the leading candidate in the polls was Newt Gingrich. The winner of the Iowa caucus in 2012, which kicks off the primary season, was Rick Santorum (remember him?). Four years before that, the leading national candidate was Rudy Giuliani and the Iowa caucus was clinched by Mike Huckabee.
FDA Unveils New Site To Tailor Medical Treatment To An Individual's DNA
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.
Why My Startup Shouldn't Choose Between Money And Mission
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.
How To Deal With The Donald Trump In Your Office
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).
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