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youtube.comThe world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.
Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Invisible. Check them out here: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Subscribe to our channel here: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Jap...
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m.soundcloud.comGood Life Mix: 005 : Get Down Edits by Good Life Official
The 5th mix in our series comes from the Disco Kings themselves... Get Down Edits!
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thestreet.comBill Gates' House: A Look at Xanadu 2.0
Being a billionaire for three decades can, as it turns out, afford you a pretty nice house. What are the standout parts of Bill Gates's Xanadu 2.0?
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bloomberg.comMusk Names Japanese Billionaire for Around-the-Moon Space Trip
Elon Musk just revealed the identity of the precious cargo hitching a ride around the moon with his rocket company: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
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atlasobscura.comThe World's Newest, Most Gloriously Designed Maps
Cartographers, rejoice.
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bloomberg.comMeet the People Helping Tim Cook Run Apple
Dozens of vice presidents are crucial to the Apple of today and the company of tomorrow. 
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thetravelpockets.comCasa Mila a.k.a La Pedrera - Gaudi’s World Famous UNESCO World Heritage Building in Barcelona
This was my first Antoni Gaudi building I visited and I was excited to learn all there was to know about one of the greatest architects of all time. All of Gaudi’s buildings are uniquely shaped, so you notice it right away when you approach it. Casa Mila had interesting curves sticking out like hump
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time.comMeet the Japanese Billionaire Who's Paying Elon Musk for a Trip to the Moon
The tickets don't come cheap
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broadly.vice.comHow to Bio-Hack Your Brain to Have Sex Without Getting Emotionally Attached
Scientists have isolated the hormones and brain structures that may be responsible for romantic attachment. Is it possible to manipulate them to have sex without all those annoying post-coital feelings?
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petapixel.comCanon Unveils the EOS R, Its First Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
Canon has officially unveiled the new EOS R, the company's first full-frame mirrorless competitor. The announcement comes just two weeks after Nikon
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npr.orgWhat Makes A Human Brain Unique? A Newly Discovered Neuron May Be A Clue
The human brain isn't just bigger than a mouse brain. It contains at least one kind of brain cell that isn't found in rodents.
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hbr.orgEverything Alibaba Does Differently — and Better
This is what a truly connected company looks like.
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wired.comWhy Big Tech and the Government Need to Work Together
Opinion: Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter argues for cooperation between tech workers and the DoD
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businessinsider.comJeff Bezos explains why he thinks getting 8 hours of sleep is key to making important decisions in the workplace
In an interview with David Rubenstein, the cofounder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, the Amazon CEO discussed some of his business practices.
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motherboard.vice.comUN Secretary-General Says We Have A Year and a Half to Avoid 'Runaway' Climate Change
In a passionate speech delivered at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the UN chief said we are “careening towards the abyss” and announced a 2019 climate summit.
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npr.orgThe Father Of The Internet Sees His Invention Reflected Back Through A 'Black Mirror'
The titans of Silicon Valley have a grand vision of the future. But they have a tendency to miss the downside of their inventions — think cybercrime and online harassment.
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techcrunch.comUber is getting a new look
Uber has broken up with the bits and atoms logo it unveiled in 2016. This morning, the company updated their website and app with a brand spankin’ new logo as part of a rebrand it’s rolling out in the coming months. The move comes two days after Uber tapped former Coca-Cola executive Re…
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yellowtrace.com.auBricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks, Curated by Yellowtrace.
We explore the finest examples of glass blocks in contemporary architecture & interiors, whilst paying homage to a handful of design classics. While ranging in application and scale, each project was selected on its merit for either celebrating or heralding the comeback of this oft-misunderstood material. Hallelujah!
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citylab.comWhy Did America Give Up on Mass Transit? (Don't Blame Cars.)
Streetcar, bus, and metro systems have been ignoring one lesson for 100 years: Service drives demand.
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greenmatters.comScientists Discover Coral Reefs That Could Withstand Warming Waters
An expedition funded by Paul G. Allen uncovered shallow-water reefs in Indonesia that appear to withstand climate change-induced bleaching better than other coral.
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thenation.comThe Women of Impressionism
Mary Cassatt, Elizabeth Nourse, Berthe Morisot, and Rosa Bonheur were as central to Impressionism’s shifting and often contradictory currents as their male counterparts.
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sciencealert.comBirds Can See Earth's Magnetic Fields, And Now We Know How That's Possible
The mystery behind how birds navigate might finally be solved: it's not the iron in their beaks providing a magnetic compass, but a protein in their eyes that lets them "see" Earth's magnetic fields.
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niemanlab.orgWhat approaches are in play for fighting misinformation? Let us count the ways
Sometimes what you need is a good taxonomy.
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wired.comEverything You Need to Know About Those New iPhones
Three new iPhones, plus the next generation of Apple Watch.
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hbr.orgWhy You Should Put a Little More Thought into Your Out-of-Office Message
A good one can help you unplug and be more productive when you’re back.
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npr.orgAir Pollution Exposure Harms Cognitive Performance, Study Finds
The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.
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apple.comiPhone XS
iPhone XS. With an all-screen design. Super Retina display in two sizes. TrueDepth Camera. Face ID. Dual-camera system. And A12 Bionic chip.
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theatlantic.comScience Compared Every Diet, and the Winner Is Real Food
Researchers asked if one diet could be crowned best in terms of health outcomes. If diet is a set of rigid principles, the answer is a decisive no. In terms of broader guidelines, it's a decisive yes.
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fortune.comJPMorgan Chase Will Commit $500 Million to Reviving U.S. Cities
The bank scales up, and doubles down on, its 'Detroit model.'
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horizon-magazine.euGlobal warming could be in reverse by 2050 if we take action now – Chad Frischmann
We could get to the stage where atmospheric greenhouse gases are in decline – a point known as drawdown – and begin to reverse global warming before 2050, but it will require us adopting solutions at an aggressive rate, according to Chad Frischmann, vice-president and research director of Project Drawdown. Project Drawdown is a worldwide research and communications initiative with a plan to reverse global warming based on 100 existing and emerging solutions. An independent European arm, Drawdown Europe, has now been launched to galvanise the continent into action.
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businessgreen.comThe world now has more than one terawatt of wind and solar
Wind and solar capacity passes landmark 1,000GW mark - and it will only take five years for capacity to double again, according to analysts,Energy ,wind,solar,BNEF
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qz.comMassive solar and wind farms could bring vegetation back to the Sahara
Scientists behind the research looked at the maximum amount of solar and wind energy that could be generated in the Sahara desert and the transition region to its south, the Sahel.
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theatlantic.comAre Cities Making Animals Smarter?
A mysterious wild cat in Sri Lanka may hold a clue.
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coolhunting.comIconic Jaguar E-Type to Return as Electric Vehicle
Exciting, appealing, controversial—the relaunch or conversion of classic cars to electric vehicles causes all kinds of reactions. Yesterday, at Monterey Car Week, Jaguar announced that, 45 years af…
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bloomberg.comWhy Japan Wants Your Junk
There's treasure to be found in the world's trash.
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dpreview.comCanon full-frame mirrorless system debuts with announcement of EOS R
Canon has today officially launched its new RF-mount full-frame mirrorless system with the debut of the EOS R. Developing...
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bonpay.comWhat Are the 51% Attacks and How to Stop Them
A 51% attack is a bane of all altcoins - and some have already fallen victim to them. Learn the methodology of the attacks and the ways to stop them!
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hbr.orgExecution Is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem
A process for getting the right people aligned.
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psmag.comCould California Become a Zero-Extinction State?
California plant lovers are finding—and nurturing—species once presumed to be extinct in the wild.
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hbr.orgNewTV Is the Antithesis of a Lean Startup. Can It Work?
How entrepreneurship changes when cash is abundant.
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medium.comA Brief History of the Science of Naming Things – Member Feature Stories – Medium
I’d like to tell you about an animal you might find interesting. It’s scientifically known as Mus musculus, and it’s a rather small, furry, territorial mammal. It grows to around 10cm, its fur color…
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theguardian.comSkim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound | Maryanne Wolf
When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age writes Maryanne Wolf, author of Reader, Come Home
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bloomberg.comChina Is Overtaking the U.S. in Scientific Research
Beijing’s long-term efforts to promote academic scholarship are paying off.
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hbr.orgThe Best Strategic Leaders Balance Agility and Consistency
Here’s how to do it.
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theatlantic.comScientists Have Uncovered a Frightening Climate Change Precedent
During the rise of mammals, Earth's temperatures spiked in a scary way that the planet may experience again soon.
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bloomberg.comRay Dalio’s Seven Bubble Indicators  Are ‘Flickering But Not Flashing’
The founder of hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates says his study of history prepared him for the 2008 crisis.
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wired.comAI and the Future of Work
What comes next?
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salesforce.comDr. Kai-Fu Lee on Why AI Redefines What It Means to Be Human
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dezeen.comMAD transforms Japanese mountain tunnel by adding mirrors, a spa and a lake
Architecture studio MAD has created five installations inside the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel in Japan, including a lake framed by mirrors and a foot bath in a wooden dome.
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theverge.comAI spots 40,000 prominent scientists overlooked by Wikipedia
AI can help redress Wikipedia’s gender bias
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