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September 1, 2015
Made of Bacteria, This Living Type Morphs Into New Letterforms
Ori Elisar's project Living Language blurs the lines between designer and mad scientist with his Hebrew symbols grown in petri dishes.
While most people create type on a computer, Israeli designer Ori Elisar creates his in a lab. For his final project at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Elisar grew Hebrew symbols from bacteria, creating living, changing letterforms.
August 31, 2015
Why Kim Kardashian's Instagram Post Was In Violation Of FDA Rules
There's a reason drug companies usually steer clear of social media.
Kim Kardashian may be a marketing genius who has built one of the world's most successful celebrity brands—but when the FDA came knocking at her door, she knew to listen.
Google Teams Up With Sanofi To Develop Diabetes Tech
French biotech giant Sanofi is teaming up with Google Life Sciences to develop new products for diabetics monitoring and treatment.
Google is making another move into the profitable sphere of diabetes management: Its Life Sciences arm—which will soon fall under Google's new parent company, Alphabet—is announcing a partnership with Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical company, to build new treatment products for diabetes. The two firms will collaborate on product development and new methods for monitoring the condition.
Today in Tabs: Sunglasses & Advil
Last month was mad real.
Last month was mad real.http://t.co/5QzdmRJzuf pic.twitter.com/urLoVyqzxf
Android Wear Watches Come To The iPhone--But No Third-Party Apps
Google brings its smartwatch platform to iOS. Part of it, anyway.
The rumors dating back to last spring were true: Google is announcing that smartwatches based on its Android Wear platform will henceforth work with iPhones as well as Android smartphones.
Obama Administration Proposes Sanctions In Retaliation For Chinese Cyberhacks
With Chinese president Xi Jinping making his first state trip in September, the U.S. government is proceeding with caution.
The extensive breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which was revealed earlier this summer and compromised the records of 22 million Americans, was almost certainly the work of Chinese hackers. In an effort to curb cyberhacking, the White House is currently developing economic sanctions that would impede the operations of Chinese companies in the U.S., the Washington Post reports.
6 Inventions That Will Turn Your Breakfast Into A Pee-Wee Herman Fever Dream
Thanks to Dominic Wilcox, your soggy bowl of Rice Krispies will never be the same.
Dominic Wilcox is like a deranged Thomas Edison, known for creating wild and whimsical inventions, ranging from giant binoculars for your ears, to wingtips that point you home, to toothbrush maracas. And then there are the things he doesn't actually build, but will sketch out anyway.
MIT Researchers Devise A More Fair System To Decide Who Gets Screwed By Flight Delays
Your flight is still getting delayed, you might just be a little less angry about it.
When there's a sprinkling of snow and your flight is hours delayed, it can be incredibly frustrating to watch other flights from another airline take off on time as if it were a sunny day in June.
A Revolution Of Outcomes: How Pay-For-Success Contracts Are Changing Public Services
Should governments solicit private capital to fund social projects?
Across the country, and around the world, governments have been experimenting with a radical new way of delivering social services. They've begun "paying for success."
Pay-for-success (PFS) refers to when governments collaborate with outside investors who put up money for particular interventions that save money in the long run, such as therapies to help homeless mothers get back on their feet or programs to stop parolees from landing back in jail. The contracts, agreed between officials and "impact" funders and delivered by third-party nonprofits, pay returns if the interventions meet pre-agreed targets—for example, a reduction in the rate of recidivism by a certain amount. In theory, PFS represents a win-win for everyone: governments get to spend less money, while investors make a profit and have the satisfaction of facilitating new types of programs.
A Non-Millennial's Guide to MTV's Newest Star, Todrick
Former American Idol contender and current YouTube phenom Todrick Hall teamed up with MTV to give viewers a glimpse of his creative process.
Disruption isn't something that Silicon Valley startups can lay sole claim to anymore. Todrick Hall, YouTube star and former American Idol contestant (Season 9, 2010) is aiming to disrupt reality television.
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