Mark Gasson had caught a bad bug. Though he was not in pain, he was keenly aware of the infection raging in his left hand, knowing he could put others at risk by simply coming too close
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Read More »6 Mantras for Business Success
These six mantras help keep me focused, and help keep my business sailing along, no matter what the day brings. I’ve founded two companies and co-founded two others, but some days, I still feel like I never know what’s going to hit me next. Luckily, I’ve found a few simple mantras that help me stay steady even when things get ridiculously hairy.
Read More »New Art Movement? The Science Artists Feed Keeps Growing
Ammonite Flax Flower Glendon Mellow. Under CCL. Most people are aware that there are trends and movements in the Fine Art world, just as there are in design, fashion, music and architecture
Read More »Is It Okay To Laugh At Genocidal Monsters In The Name Of Selling Chicken?
South African fast food company Nando's, a brand with a history of pushing boundaries, makes light of murderous dictators in its latest campaign. Does it make you laugh or spoil your appetite
Read More »Quantum behavior with a flash
Just as a camera flash illuminates unseen objects hidden in darkness, a sequence of laser pulses can be used to study the elusive quantum behavior of a large "macroscopic" object. This method provides a novel tool of unprecedented performance for current experiments that push the boundaries of the quantum world to larger and larger scales.
Read More »What Is Pseudoscience?
Climate deniers are accused of practicing pseudoscience, as are intelligent design creationists, astrologers, UFOlogists, parapsychologists, practitioners of alternative medicine, and often anyone who strays far from the scientific mainstream. The boundary problem between science and pseudoscience, in fact, is notoriously fraught with definitional disagreements because the categories are too broad and fuzzy on the edges, and the term “pseudoscience” is subject to adjectival abuse against any claim one happens to dislike for any reason. In his 2010 book Nonsense on Stilts (University of Chicago Press), philosopher of science Massimo Pigliucci concedes that there is “no litmus test,” because “the boundaries separating science, nonscience, and pseudoscience are much fuzzier and more permeable than Popper (or, for that matter, most scientists) would have us believe.” It was Karl Popper who first identified what he called “the demarcation problem” of finding a criterion to distinguish between empirical science, such as the successful 1919 test of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, and pseudoscience, such as Freud’s theories, whose adherents sought only confirming evidence while ignoring disconfirming cases.
Read More »07.27.2011 | Inc.com Daily
Growing concern over the debt ceiling, America's broken job engine, Wall Street's thoughts on Netflix, and more. The effect of lowering America's credit rating. Economists weigh in on the turbulence that would arise from lowering the federal government's rating from AAA to AA, noting it could create a "further blow to the already fragile national economic confidence," reports The New York Times.
Read More »Fast Company Is Hiring A Sr. Front-End Developer
We are looking for a Senior Front-end Developer to join the Fast Company design team. You should be extremely comfortable being creative within the technical confines of modern web development.
Read More »Fire ants assemble as a ‘super-organism’ (w/ video)
The ants may go marching one by one, but they end up forming a superstructure of thousands -- and together they can form a raft that stretches the boundaries of the laws of physics, according to new research released today.
Read More »The Estelon XA Loudspeaker: A Sonic Work of Art
Alfred Vassilkov, who is well known throughout Europe for both his speaker and crossover designs, is the mastermind behind Alfred & Partners and its newest brand, Estelon. The Estonian company’s recently released flagship speaker, the XA, pushes the boundaries of style and engineering, bearing an amorphous shape that is a ...
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