DescriptionFrom New York Times best selling author Sarah Ban Breathnach comes another life lesson. The authentic journey that began in Simple Abundance: Living by Your Own Lights continues in A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance, providing guidance for women to understand men, and for men to understand themselves.
DescriptionOver a decade ago, Martin Seligman charted a new approach to living with "flexible optimism". Now, in his most stimulating and persuasive book to date, the best-selling author of Learned Optimism introduces the revolutionary, scientifically based i…
DescriptionCan living cells become computers? Can billion-component molecular chips be made cheaply - in a beaker? Is there a limit to chip speed? The latest issue of Technology Review explores the future of computing as the industry moves beyond silicon. Feature articles examine exotic approaches based on DNA, individual molecules, cells, and quantum properties. Plus, the corporate logic behind funding silicon alternatives and a Q&A with Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Columns focus on easy-to-use machines, the e-book copyright debate, Bill Gates' future, and the search for smarter searches.
DescriptionHow does the brain interpret what the tongue tastes? Authors David V. Smith and Robert F. Margolskee explore the bitter, sweet, salty, and sour world in "Making Sense of Taste, " from the March 2001 issue of Scientific American .
DescriptionLate in the last century we heard stories about the phone companies running out of area codes or the post office needing even more zip codes. In "Dot What?, " Simson Garfinkel says the same sort of challenge is facing those looking for new domain names.
DescriptionThe first time you meet Thad Starner, 29, he seems quite distracted. While he talks, he is also answering e-mail or surfing the Web through a small video screen attached to his eyeglasses. Starner is a pioneer in the world of computers that you can wear. Sound strange? Not to fashion designer Gautier who has worked this stuff into his Fall collection. Starner's computers bring new meaning to the term multi-tasking - in fact, with his own invention, Starner wrote his dissertation while lying down, on his couch, just talking to his computer. Starner was selected to Technology Review 's list of 100 Top Young Innovators. At the daylong conference announcing those chosen, Audible's John Barth sat down with this under 35, cutting-edge thinker to discuss his work. Technology Review is MIT's magazine of innovation.
DescriptionThe concept of the computer desktop will someday be a thing of the past. Instead, we'll be looking for other platforms to hold computing power. What will take the place of Windows in this new environment? Claire Tristram explores the possibilities in "Battle for the Unseen Computer."…
DescriptionThe last great onshore oil field in America may lie beneath the nation's last great coastal wilderness reserve. W. Wayt Gibbs reports on "The Arctic Oil and Wildlife Refuge." This article originally appeared in the May 2001 issue of Scientific American .
DescriptionHear how James Burke connects the dots between theology, calculus, social satire, locomotives, Napoleon and economics in "The Grand Plan." This article originally appeared in Scientific American for August 2000.
DescriptionTechnology Review's editors believe there are "5 New Patents to Watch" that will transform business and technology. They range from drugs to human engineering.
