In 2011, Facebook asked the Federal Election Commission to exempt it from rules requiring political advertisers to disclose who's paying for an ad. Political ads on TV and radio must include... Read more
How a Decrepit Grain Silo Became South Africa’s Mind-Blowing Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Poets see the world in a grain of sand. Futurist architect Mat Cash found inspiration in a grain of corn. As group leader at Heatherwick Studio—the avant-garde design firm behind Google's up... Read more
This month, two magnificently embarrassing public-relations disasters rocked the Facebook money machine like nothing else in its history.First, Facebook revealed that shady Russian operators... Read more
This month, two magnificently embarrassing public-relations disasters rocked the Facebook money machine like nothing else in its history.First, Facebook revealed that shady Russian operators... Read more
The opioid epidemic is ripping through America like a fire untamed. Blame big pharma, if you want. Blame cheap pain pills and cheaper heroin. Blame the mesolimbic reward system. Just don't w... Read more
In February, a grizzled 50-something white man approached two Indian avionics engineers at a bar outside Kansas City. He began haranguing them about an all-too-familiar topic: their visas. A... Read more
Pro tip for educators helping teens with their SAT prep: Try to provoke world leaders to fling 50-cent words at President Trump. (Not like "G-Unit," though. The other kind.) Last night, afte... Read more
When the Leica Sofort was announced last year, I was sure it was a hoax perpetrated by a savvy Photoshopper with too much time on her hands. Leica, the company best known for its high-end sh... Read more
Smartphones today compete over which can best secure your secrets. They encrypt your data, store the digital keys to unlock themselves on specialized hardware, and even offer fancy biometric... Read more
Smartphones today compete over which can best secure your secrets. They encrypt your data, store the digital keys to unlock themselves on specialized hardware, and even offer fancy biometric... Read more
