To deal with variable solar and wind power, the startup Energy Vault is coming out of stealth mode to offer alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. | Continue reading
It is better for foreigners to know who you are—and for you to feel good about yourself. | Continue reading
It's the society we operate in that needs fixing, not how we ask for money, the tone of our voices, or our outfits. | Continue reading
Why the data is incomplete. | Continue reading
Small steps can help create the sense of autonomy most people crave. | Continue reading
The content that triggers censors gets updated as the environment of sensitive material evolves. | Continue reading
Eight years ago, I had $300 in my checking account, no health insurance, and $22,000 in student debt. So I made up my mind. | Continue reading
Flying solo can take a toll if you don't make an effort to build a support system. | Continue reading
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Religion is one way to teach kids how to behave ethically—but not the only way. | Continue reading
They are not "mini-CEOs." | Continue reading
The movement has become a marketing campaign. | Continue reading
Whether your transcendent state involves a church, nature, or a stadium full of sports fans, it appears to have the same effect on the brain. | Continue reading
There's a reason why AI is playing Dota 2. | Continue reading
The Wapichan are assembling a “living map” to document their customary land use—and to demonstrate how outside interests were impinging upon areas they have safeguarded for centuries. | Continue reading
Tesla earnings calls have become a place to trot your pet theories and biases. | Continue reading
The first thing we hope you notice about the new site is that it's really fast. | Continue reading
The Tour de France is being officiated with the help of replay technology for the first time in its 105 year history, with a modern twist. | Continue reading
Not such a wonder weed, perhaps. | Continue reading
It feels like all Amazon talks about is Alexa. | Continue reading
Biogen and Eisai presented more details about a new drug called BAN2401, which may slow the disease's progression. | Continue reading
The two states with the most nuclear weapons in the world, backed by authoritarian leaders, may be partnering against shared enemies. What could go wrong? | Continue reading
"Burn, baby! BURN!" | Continue reading
Research shows that how you spend your free time matters a great deal. | Continue reading
Humans have long recognized the song of trees. | Continue reading
The billionaire investor has been deep into recent US politics. | Continue reading
Telecoms insiders explain it hasn't required any new technology or external assistance to implement the "tax-or-block" system. | Continue reading
The Tokyo-based company “is turning to Quartz to drive its expansion outside of Asia,” Quartz executives say, “with a particular eye on subscription offerings.” | Continue reading
“When it comes to entertainment, few consumers limit themselves to one single option," said one researcher. | Continue reading
It's just a fact. Many Germans can't be bothered to buy a house. The country's homeownership rate ranks among the lowest in the developed world, and nearly dead last in Europe, though the Swiss rent even more. Here are comparative data from 2004, the last time the OECD updated it … | Continue reading
The DMV's online portal is a car crash unto itself. | Continue reading
Connecticut wins the dubious award of most psychopathic state in the US. | Continue reading
“We should not start from steam and railways, or the old technologies—that is already done." | Continue reading
Too much of a good thing? | Continue reading
A recently-published study flips the gender dynamic of imposter syndrome on its head | Continue reading
Meanwhile, the richest 1% own more than half the world's total wealth. | Continue reading
École 42 is unlike any school in France, or elsewhere. | Continue reading
Thousands of co-living spaces have sprung up in China, and twenty-somethings are flocking to them. | Continue reading
You can stop counting how many golfballs will fit in a schoolbus now. Google has admitted that the headscratching questions it once used to quiz job applicants (How many piano tuners are there in the entire world? Why are manhole covers round?) were utterly useless as a predictor … | Continue reading
The annual "state of the internet" report is here. | Continue reading
They're smaller, but they're much safer. | Continue reading
Shareable scooters have popped up almost overnight in San Francisco, and they're coming from China. | Continue reading