Marijuana may be the world’s most effective remedy for autism—if only it could reach the children who need it. Source: Is Marijuana the World’s Most Effective Treatment for Autism?
“Our consciousness, it seems, does not become annihilated just because we’ve crossed the threshold of death; it appears to keep functioning and not dissipate.” Source: Where Do You Go When You Die? The Increasing Signs That Human Consciousness Remains After Death
Machines won’t replace humankind – they’ll be learning from us Source: The workplaces of the future will be more human, not less | WIRED UK
A cultural anthropologist can help CEOs think more like the customer. Source: How A Cultural Anthropologist Can Help You Strengthen Your Loyal Customer Base
Tech giant Apple and Cisco struck a partnership with insurance firm Allianz that could change the cybersecurity insurance landscape. Source: Cybersecurity insurance breaks coming for Apple, Cisco customers
The new inventory management system is so stressful, workers told Business Insider, that they’re having nightmares about it. Source: Whole Foods employees say new ‘scorecard’ system is crushing morale | HR Dive
Source: Buying a Pre-Built Gaming PC Is Now Smarter Than Building Your Own – ExtremeTech
The SkyActiv-X engines will set the path for electrification Source: Mazda wants to perfect the internal combustion engine before electrics – The Verge
The true value of philosophy can only be discovered if it’s pursued for its own useless sake. Source: The secret to brilliance lies in being totally, utterly useless — Quartz
Amazon’s new corporate headquarters consists of mid- and high-rise towers clustered around a biodome filled with 3,000 species of plants. Source: Amazon’s Seattle home looks more like a rainforest than a tech campus | MNN – Mother Nature Network
Amazon’s rainforest Spheres have opened in Seattle Source: Amazon’s mini rainforest work space spheres are opening in Seattle – The Verge
Developers increasingly invest in neighborhoods dedicated to holistic health and wellness–and the growing industry is worth $134 billion worldwide. Source: Utopic Wellness Communities Are A Multibillion-Dollar Real Estate Tren
“This quiet town is frozen in time. It offers a peaceful, healthy life.” Source: The Town of Ollolai, Italy Is Selling Houses For $1
There actually are a broad range of career paths in the industry. Source: Cyber-Security Jobs Aren’t Just for Hackers Anymore | Inc.com
The curious case of a woman who can smell Parkinson’s reminds us our noses are our first defense against illness. Source: You Can Smell When Someone’s Sick—Here’s How
Bitcoin isn’t as anonymous as you might think. Now would be a good time to stop buying drugs with it. Source: This is why buying drugs with bitcoin is a really bad idea
Source: How to Become Less Addicted to Your Phone, Which Is Now Smarter Than You – ExtremeTech
With the power of AI and the rise of autonomous and connected vehicles, we’re capable of a complete disruption and redesign of the surface transportation system. Source: Ford CEO: Together, let’s take back the streets for living – Recode
Facebook Messenger was down for me for about an hour earlier this week. My MacBook Pro randomly kernel panics overnight and restarts. Slack was down, and Github, and AWS. A little more than a year… Source: Move slow and break nothing | TechCrunch
How leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise Source: Power Causes Brain Damage – The Atlantic
But some music scholars have doubts. Source: A Study Suggests That People Can Hear Universal Traits in Music – The Atlantic
Today, Fstoppers was at the DJI Event in NYC where they announced the Mavic Air. After learning about this drone and seeing examples of photo and video it had produced, I knew that I had to get my hands on one of them to try out. As a current owner of a Mavic Pro, there…
Codeless development platforms are at once a blessing and a curse. If they’re complete enough to be powerful they are too difficult for beginners and if they’re simple enough for beginners… Source: Zeroqode will usher us into a codeless future | TechCrunch
My previous article, The web began dying in 2014, here’s how, raised much more awareness than I thought it would. Many people found it to be an insightful analysis of the web under the control of tech giants, but the article ended without providing anything positive to hold on to. I actually have hope for…
Native Instruments is launching Sounds.com today as a one-stop resource for samples, loops, and instruments sounds designed for producers and creators. Source: Native Instruments new Sounds.com is a music-makers wet dream
But is it due to nature or nurture? Source: Study Shows Hunter-Gatherers are Virtuosos at Identifying Smells | Inverse
Two years after the largest natural gas leak in US history, people living near the California facility say they’re suffering from a variety of illnesses. Source: Mysterious Illnesses Are Plaguing People In California After A Massive Gas Leak