Category Archives: Scoop-Enterprise
The Dirty Secret of Genetic Testing: We’re Still Not Sure What “Normal” Looks Like
You can get your entire genetic code deciphered for about $1,000 in a day, but scientists still don’t know what most of it means. (Read more about uncertainty of genetic results on Fast Company.)
Medical Space Race: Inside The Two Moonshots To Cure Cancer
Key players agree that cancer cures are within reach. Two major, sometimes overlapping, efforts are underway—one public and one private. (Read about the cancer moonshots on Fast Company.)
Meet the Hackers Who Are Decrypting Your Brainwaves
Conor Russomanno, a self-described neurohacker, asks me to close my eyes and relax. After a few seconds, he tells me later, the screen showed a slight spike at around 10 Hz—a rise in the alpha waves that indicates a restful … Continue reading
The iPhone 6 Camera Has a Big Problem: iOS 8
[Tom’s Guide] Since the iPhone 4, Apple has taken a leadership role in developing innovative phone cameras. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus introduce new advances for Apple, including fast “focus-pixel” autofocus and optical image stabilization (in the iPhone 6 … Continue reading
Gel Stops Bleeding, Starts Healing Instantly [Video]
[TND] Joe Landolina may have invented a cure for bleeding. He claims that his creation, a substance called Veti-Gel, jump-starts the clotting and healing process so quickly that even wounds to internal organs or major arteries are able to close … Continue reading
Techie Volunteers Get New Yorkers Online After Sandy
[TechNewsDaily – via LiveScience] The days of techies hiding in their basements or thinking only about stock options and foosball tables are long gone in New York City. Instead, they are organizing en masse to help small businesses, schools and … Continue reading
Occupy Geeks Are Building a Facebook for the 99%
[Wired] “I don’t want to say we’re making our own Facebook. But, we’re making our own Facebook,” said Ed Knutson, a web and mobile app developer who joined a team of activist-geeks redesigning social networking for the era of global … Continue reading
Exclusive Video: Tension, Dissension and Construction in Occupied DC
[Wired] “Eat your heart out Zuccotti!” exclaimed Sophie Vic, chiding the far-more-celebrated former occupiers of Zuccotti Park in Manhattan. Vic was literally jumping with excitement as compatriots assembled a 24-by-24-by-17-foot wooden meeting hall designed to hold 100 people. [Read the … Continue reading
Inside Occupy Wall Street’s Growing Student Protests
[Wired] A wide swath of New York City students are angry about debt, tuition hikes and what many consider to be a lack of openness from the administrations of public and private colleges. Students have been a major force in … Continue reading
Tim Pool And Henry Ferry: The Men Behind Occupy Wall Street’s Live Stream
[Fast Company] The best ground view of Occupy Wall Street comes from a former skateboard videographer and a one-time Realtor, aka Tim Pool and Henry Ferry of The Other 99. With little more than mobile phones they’ve offered a perspective … Continue reading