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Why "Take Your Vitamins" Is Bad Advice
Despite the claims of parents, teachers, and doctors, that morning multivitamin might not be...
What Happens When Our Worlds Become Virtual
Virtual Reality isn’t just for video games. Second Life founder Philip Rosedale thinks VR can...
Measuring Unemployment with Cellphones
You get fired, then what? Apparently use your cellphone a lot less. Data scientist Jameson Toole...
This week on Innovation Hub: we dig beneath the surface. Second Life founder Philip Rosedale...
Living on Earth: August 14, 2015
Rafting Down The Unbound Elwha / Freeing The Arteries of The Planet / Alaskan River Riches: Fly...
This week on Innovation Hub: we dig beneath the surface. Second Life founder Philip Rosedale...
The Impact of the Sharing Economy
The rise of Uber and Airbnb may make you think that we've reached the peak of the "sharing...
8.08.15 Life, Death, and Sharing
This week on Innovation Hub: life, death, and sharing. Harvard genetics professor David Sinclair...
How Death Shapes Our Decisions
Thinking about our mortality can change the way we vote, how we dole out punishment, and who we...
Pushing the Limits of the Human Lifespan
The average American lifespan rose from about 50 years to nearly 80 during the 20th century. Can...
There’s a reason you’re giving your cab driver a 20% tip. Author Nir Eyal explains how companies...
This week on Innovation Hub: Promises, promises. Author Micah Sifry explains why we thought the...
Why You Have More Jobs Than You Think
Ever feel like you’re still at work, long after you’ve left the office? Well, you’re not alone....
50 Years Later, How Medicare Changed America
As Medicare turns 50, Yale Professor Jennifer Klein explains how the social program changed...
A Geek Speaks Out Against Tech
Computer scientist Kentaro Toyama used to use tech to help the poor around he world. But slowly,...
The Political Change That Wasn't
The Internet was supposed to revolutionize democracy and make government more responsive; so far,...
Computers That Can Read Your Emotions
In science-fiction, you’ll encounter a lot of computers that can feel... HAL 9000, Deckard,...
7.18.15 Waiting in Anticipation
This week on Innovation Hub: the thrill of anticipation, and the agony of computers that can read...
Companies Could Be Using Your Data to Charge You More
Are you paying the same price for a pair of sunglasses on Amazon as your friend? Maybe not. Dan...
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