Sci & Tech

Sometimes when you do something is as important as what you do. We talk with author Dan Pink about how we can time things just right. Read More...

If you think there's been a major upheaval in media, buckle your seatbelt. According to Deb Roy, Twitters Chief Media Scientist, social sites are about to fundamentally change politics, entertainment, and much more. Read More...

Origami may soon start saving lives. That's the hope of Stanford professor Manu Prakash, who created the Foldscope - a foldable paper microscope. He says it will help healthcare workers who need to quickly diagnose diseases like malaria. And it could be a low-cost, high-payoff tool for curious students around the world. Read More...

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BJ Fogg, head of Stanford University’s Persuasive Technology Lab, discusses how the most successful tech companies make us form new habits. Read More...

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Sick of getting lost in page after page of health websites? Thomas Goetz, founder of Iodine and author of The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine, says what we’re missing is good design. Read More...

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Technology is affecting how we sleep, but not in the ways that you’d think. Read More...

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