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You, Under the Retail Microscope By Ben Steverman -, bloomberg.com Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images It’s the classic holiday face-off. On one side, you have the wary shopper, who is often “just browsing” and more and more likely to purchase only online. On the other, there’s the salesperson, wh… RT @BloombergNews: How stores use…
Tim Cook’s Attention to Culture Will Grow Apple Even More Paul Spiegelman, inc.com THE CULTURE GAP How Tim Cook treats employees may leave him a legacy bigger than Steve Jobs’. Much has been written about the brilliance of Steve Jobs and the iconic company that he built. Many say that it was Steve Job’s laser…
How To Find The Best Job For You By David Zax, fastcompany.com Should I really become an explosives worker? Spencer Thompson’s Sokanu wants to be like a Match.com for careers. There aren’t many 21-year-olds you should talk with for career advice. But when that 21-year-old, like Spencer Thompson, has built … RT @FastCoLead: Find the…
Worried Workers: BYOD Or You’re SOL [Infographic] Brian Proffitt, readwrite.com It is a common perception around the world that Americans, by and large, have problems relaxing. We don’t take what little vacations we do get and increasingly use technology to blur the line between work and home life. But a new study shows that… RT…
Who Needs Cable? 3 iPad Apps That Glue Me To My TV John Paul Titlow, readwrite.com The Internet may be changing TV, but it is nowhere close to completely disrupting it.Why’s that? In a word, content.Web videos can rack up millions of views (and millions of dollars), but the Web isn’t yet giving us content…
How Obama Knew How You’d Vote, Even Before You Did Dan Rowinski, readwrite.com Imaging you were a political analyst who time traveled from 1990s to November 5, 2012. A quick look at the national polls for the presidential election, you would probably have thought that Republican nominee Mitt Romney had a pretty good shot at……
gizmodo.com Usually, when winter is not being a cowardly little bitch, you need a warm jacket to keep from freezing to death. But if you live in a city, like more than half the world’s population, you need something something more versatile—and… The Ultimate Urban Winter Jacket http://flip.it/w2rSm http://flip.it/sxYjc The Ultimate Urban Winter Jacket Related…
gizmodo.com If you’re shopping for a new lens of some sort, you’ve come to just the right place. Here’s ThePhoblographer’s list of the best lenses you can get your hands on without breaking the bank. Canon • Canon 50mm F1.8/F1.4: When I first mo… The Best Budget Camera Lenses http://flip.it/NPHNf http://flip.it/cyFZt The Best Budget Camera…
gizmodo.com For a long time with Canon, if you weren’t dropping nearly three grand on a 5D, you were stuck with a vastly lesser DSLR. The $1700 7D is Canon’s first semi-pro DSLR, and actually it’s my favorite yet. What’s New and Dandy What makes it … Canon 7D Review http://flip.it/KC7vI http://flip.it/4zQSK Canon 7D Review
gizmodo.com It’s been nearly four years since Canon released the EOS 5D Mark II, the camera that turned digital still cameras into affordable workhorses for videographers and indie filmmakers. And this next evolution was definitely created… Canon EOS 5D Mark III Review: The Best DSLR for Shooting Video http://flip.it/ciEu6 http://flip.it/IDS9f Canon EOS 5D Mark III…
The Cameras and Settings That Captured This Year’s Best Photos Jamie Condliffe, gizmodo.com Every year, Reuters publishes a list of its best photography, and you’ll recognise plenty of the 95 iconic images that capture this year’s biggest news stories. One keen Redditor, though, wanted to know more—so analyzed the EXIF data of all the… The…
The Best Action Camera Brent Rose and Michael Hession, gizmodo.com It wasn’t so long ago that we rounded up the best action cameras and put them to the test. Just half a year later, and the biggies all have new versions out. They’re all better, but there’s only one best. Round Two: Fight!Testing MethodologyAs you……
Adam Cole, npr.org What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria. It’s a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine, and above all, a war of… ANIMATION: The History Of Malaria Drugs : Shots – Health News : NPR http://flip.it/IQzck http://flip.it/5sxxY…
discovermagazine.com Like the debate on climate change and other societally important issues caught in the maw of our culture wars, the discourse on guns and violence has had a depressing, unchanging quality. Here’s President Obama two years ago: You see, when a trage… http://flip.it/R8QPz How Cultural Cognition Can Inform the Gun Conversation Related articles Climate…
Google’s cloud-based music-matching service has arrived… and it’s free Cyrus Farivar, arstechnica.com This is what Ars editor Cyrus Farivar sent to Google Play this morning.Cyrus FarivarGoogle has announced its own music-matching locker service, but unlike Amazon’s Cloud Player and Apple’s iTunes Match, this new service is free. Google Play, in th… RT @arstechnica: Google’s cloud…
Green Blog: What’s Your Meme? Changing the Climate Change Conversation By RACHEL NUWER, nytimes.com What’s the counterpoint to “Drill, baby, drill”? In the emerging field of meme science, researchers try to figure out what language and ideas resonate when it comes to the warming of the planet. What’s Your Meme? Changing the Climate Change…
Squeeze returns breast cancer cells to normal Sarah Yang-Berkeley, futurity.org UC BERKELEY (US) — Mechanical forces alone can revert and stop the out-of-control growth of cancer cells, research shows for the first time.This change happens even though the genetic mutations responsible for malignancy remain, setting up … Squeeze returns breast cancer cells to normal http://flip.it/QCCwJ…
Rogue Hurricane Sandy volunteers are redistributing wealth By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Politics New Yorkers weary of urban inequality have taken it upon themselves to pilfer equipment from luxury development sites in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and redistribute it to those in need. The group is operating… RT @WiredUK: Rogue Hurricane Sandy volunteers are redistributing…
Banks consider quitting food speculation due to role in global hunger By Brandon Keim, wired.co.uk Business Financial giant Barclays is considering an end to food speculation, a controversial practice linked to sudden, dangerous spikes in global food prices. Rich Ricci, head of Barclays’ corporate and investment banking… http://flip.it/eCcTF Related articles Millions face starvation as world…
DIY History crowdsources the transcription of 17th century cookbooks By Carren Jao, wired.co.uk Culture “We are what we eat,” the old saying goes. If so, there’s no better way to digest culture than to comb through painstakingly handwritten cookbooks. Now, the University of Iowa Libraries has made the task exponentially easi… RT @WiredUK: DIY History…
How to make calves’ head soup, and other culinary treats from the past By Carren Jao, wired.co.uk Culture The University of Iowa Libraries has made the task exponentially easier with the launch of DIY History, a crowdsourcing initiative that allows volunteers to transcribe the Szathmary Culinary Archives, centuries’ wort… http://flip.it/m6bBi Related articles BioCurious DIY BioPrinter…
Max Little knows how to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s. Just call him By Madhumita Venkataramanan, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the December 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing… RT…
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