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July 2, 2015
Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala Is Most Wonderful
Is there anything Andre can't do?
The Golden State Warriors recently won the NBA Championship, but that's not the only reason we want to celebrate star player Andre Iguodala. We recently sat down with the basketball player and entrepreneur and asked him all about his new company Twice, his love of start ups and plans for the future, and why he is a fan of Elon Musk. Andre Iguodala's passion is just as powerful off the court, and that is the most wonderful thing of the week.
From MIT's Neri Oxman, The (Far-Flung) Future Of Wearables
Oxman use microorganisms and 3-D printed vessels to create food, energy, oxygen, and light for interplanetary travelers.
Fitness trackers, email-alert rings, bracelets that tell you how much sun you've gotten: your average wearable is good at conveying information and not much more. But in the hands of Neri Oxman, an architect and founder of the Mediated Matter research group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wearables aren't just passive lifestyle devices; they could generate the food, energy, light, and oxygen to keep us alive.
In a series of concept wearables that augment human biological systems, Oxman implants synthetically engineered microorganisms in custom-designed vessels. Worn externally, these devices—collectively known as the Wanderers: An Astrobiological Exploration—create the resources that an interplanetary traveler would need to survive in other climates. "Our goal was to design wearables that could have a symbiotic relationship with the human body," Oxman says.
July 1, 2015
The Secret To Walt Disney's Corporate Strategy
It's all a massive feedback loop.
A 1957 infographic of Walt Disney's corporate theory reveals a complex web of strategic channels. The illustration might be nearly 60 years old, but it's still the basis of the brand's success.
Could We End Road Rage If You Could Just Send A Smiley Face To Other Drivers?
The power of a simple gesture can do wonders, even from within a dangerous hunk of metal.
Trapped in rush hour traffic, there aren't many ways to communicate with other drivers—the horn, an angry gesture—and most don't tend to foster positive feelings. It's even harder to communicate when it's dark and you can't see faces.
June 30, 2015
Uber Rallies To Protest Legislation That Would Limit Its Growth In New York
Six months after losing its legal battle over sharing New York trip data, Uber is again gearing up for a regulatory fight.
The ads are plastered on the back of hundreds of New York City buses, at driver's-eye level: Join Uber, and make $35,000 in fares over the next six months. The on-demand taxi service is averaging 120,000 rides per day, and bent on increasing that tally by recruiting new drivers and customers. Indeed, for new drivers to make their monthly quotas and earn that $35,000 payout, that daily ride average will have to keep climbing.
Mark Zuckerberg: The Future Of Facebook Is Sharing Thoughts
"I believe we'll be able to send full rich thoughts to each other directly using technology."
During a Q&A on Facebook today, Mark Zuckerberg revealed his dream for the future of social media: mind-to-mind thought sharing.
New Rules For Overtime Pay: Blessing Or Curse For Business?
Increasing the salary threshold for overtime benefits will help workers, but will it undercut businesses' bottom lines?
If you earn more than $23,660 as a full-time salaried worker, it doesn't matter how many hours you put in above and beyond the standard 40 per week: You cannot collect the "time and a half" overtime pay, a crucial benefit for low-income workers struggling to make ends meet, or those just starting their careers with a mountain of college debt.
Facebook Offers Option Of Paying For Video Ads After 10 Seconds
The social network looks to make itself more attractive to advertisers.
Facebook is now giving advertisers the opportunity to only pay for video ads after they have been viewed by users for a minimum of 10 seconds. The new option debuted Tuesday and will be presented alongside Facebook's standard video ad packages, making the social network more attractive to advertisers who may not want to shell out the big bucks for three seconds of screen time.
Photos Of People Taking Photos With Selfie Sticks: Meta Or Most Meta?
The selfie stick crazed are documented in Alexander Short's photo series.
It's said that you can get used to anything, but it's hard to imagine ever looking out on a crowd of selfie stick users without at least giggling. And due to the obvious safety concerns that come with waving a metal stick in the middle of a crowd, they've even been banned at music festivals and theme parks.
Photo Essay: In Abandoned Amusement Park, A Glimpse Of Environmental Catastrophe
In her series, Dead Water, photographer Dana Stirling captures Atraktzia, an Israeli water park, in all its faded glory.
In Kibuts Kalia, an Israeli resort town along the Dead Sea, the Atraktzia amusement park sits locked up and long abandoned. Once a popular destination for family vacations, the water park's vibrant colors have been faded by the harsh desert sun, the rides are broken and rusted, and weeds grow relentlessly over the pools. Nearby, sinkholes riddle the coast of the Dead Sea, discouraging tourists from visiting the area.
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