04 Jan
The 2009 Reboot: How I’m Staying Organized

Here are some of the specific tools and techniques I’m using to make 2009 my most organized and conscious year ever.
01 Jan
2009: What Will You Make Of It?

This year seems particularly conducive to optimism: with the election of Obama, the global economic avalanche, and (on a more personal note) my graduation from college, the future is anything but certain. With all that ambiguity comes a special kind of potential: anything can happen now. These are magical moments.
03 Dec
Save the Salmon - Hack Their Mental Compasses

Scientists have a new idea how they might save salmon populations: rewire their internal compasses to point them towards freshwater streams.
30 Nov
$2 Million House “Staves Off Death”?

Meet the most confusing home ever designed. Everything is rearranged, off-center, oddly-sized: its architects claim that its set of continuous challenges helps boost the immune system.
23 Sep
The Post-Digital Lifestyle

The “post digital” generation refers to the growing few that have already been digital, and are now more interested in Being Human.
09 Aug
Illusory Designs & Mind-Hacking Carparks

Axel Peemoeller’s carpark signs are distorted to make them unbelievably readable– as long as you’re in the right place.
27 Jun
Taipei’s 728-Ton Pendulum– In Motion

“Tuned mass dampers” are massive counterweights at the base of high-rises. Here’s what they do during an earthquake.