Search
Innovation
A Cold War accident became a reliable tool for using artificial lights at night to map GDP, poverty, urban sprawl, and even illegal fishing.
Neither Vannevar Bush's "Science: the Endless Frontier" nor OSTP's "Science: A New Golden Age" got it fully right. Here's what they missed.
Scientists are livid over the OSTP director's official report to the President. Will it lead to a new golden age for US science, or end it?
At "only" 25 meters in diameter, the Giant Magellan Telescope is the smallest of three current projects. That might make all the difference.
When editors dueled with pistols at dawn and news went viral for pennies.
Long before “move fast and break things,” aerospace pioneer Kelly Johnson built the Skunk Works — Lockheed Martin’s R&D arm famous for its problem-solving and revolutionary creations.
Fun in business is no laughing matter — it can create a golden strategic advantage and bring serious success in the long term.
From early arcades to AI-generated worlds, video games have continually expanded the “magic circle” of play.
Light pollution now steals a pristine night sky from the majority of humanity. The rise of LED lighting, primarily since 2014, is to blame.
From landscaped gardens to road systems, the Persians were among the first to create many things we still enjoy today.
When leaders embrace positive personal energy, everyone feels the benefits — in trust, innovation and creativity.
AI is unlocking unprecedented capabilities — and exposing new vulnerabilities just as quickly.
When America lost access to German dyes, the crisis revealed a startling truth: color was chemical, tactical, and essential to warfare.
Inside GM’s race to build the electric Hummer lies a powerful lesson in speed, simplicity, and the operating system required for exponential growth.
Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.
Higher productivity drives increases in wealth, wages, and living standards. AI could be just what we need to solve many of today’s problems — if we manage the gains wisely.
Many organizations are missing a key catalyst for excellence — and it’s not a new software program or workplace perk.
To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
Technology, shifting rules, and human ambition push athletes beyond biology’s perceived limits.
A practical framework for using AI more effectively
The great investor instinctively knew that humans are much smarter than computers in volatile environments. So he bet on common sense.
Why the link between understanding customers and retaining them is forged from emotional connection.
AI is not a rupture in history, but a continuation of intelligence emerging where information becomes systematically arranged.
Why we should balance innovation with stewardship — while reframing the “techno-optimists versus doomers” polarization.
The revival of Pasto Varnish shows how living heritage can survive if knowledge is passed on in time.
Many top performers start behind — and overtake the early leaders later.
Practical guidance for navigating AI’s role in modern learning organizations.
The deep study of friction and surfaces — so crucial to industrial manufacture — emerged from a mid-century engineering conference.
AI may be rewriting “how” we work — but not “why” we work. And this has profound implications for leadership.
Tech leaders may have backed Trump in 2024, but the majority of the community still leans left -- and has a big opportunity ahead.