15 Of New York City's Coolest Unexplored Places
Untapped New York is a proud to be a partner of Let’s Go, with our shared vision for off-the-beaten path exploration in your own city and while traveling.See the best "untapped" places in NYC >To...
View ArticleRussian Military Experts Say The US Patriot Missiles On The Syrian Border Are...
Russia is categorically opposed to the Turkey’s installation of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles along its border with Syria.Most have assumed that the Moscow's opposition was driven by its friendship...
View ArticleDoctors Are Stunned How Well A Paralyzed Patient Controls This Robotic Arm...
A woman who is paralyzed from the neck down has stunned doctors with her extraordinary skill at using a robotic arm that is controlled by her thoughts alone.The 52-year-old patient, called Jan, lost...
View ArticleHow To Plan A Trek Through Patagonia's Majestic And Icy 'Torres Del Paine'
Patagonia looks like “Alaska on steroids,” my kids remarked.My family came over winter break to backpack the 87-mile Paine Circuit. It circles the Paine massif of 10,000ft (3,200m) peaks and edges a...
View ArticleChina Has Figured Out What's Wrong With Europe
Lately, it seems like the whole world is finding fault with the French.Ratings agency Moody has downgraded France and the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
View ArticleA Possible Explanation Of Why There Are So Few Female Mass Murderers
The emerging profile of Adam Lanza, the suspected shooter in the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., is depressingly familiar.He has been described as being socially awkward and a loner. He reportedly...
View ArticleThe 15 Worst Gifts To Get For The Women In Your Life
It should go without saying that the perfect gift isn’t the same for everyone: There are men hoping for cologne and women longing for power tools.But that doesn’t stop us from having some fun and a...
View ArticleThis $2 Million Supercar Will Only Be Available In China
Not to be outdone by Audi’s China-only, US$421,925 R8 coupe, Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg hopes to tickle the fancy of the Chinese buyer with its One:1 concept.To be limited to only five...
View ArticlePart Of Antarctica Is Going To Be Named After The Queen
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the southern part of the British Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land in honour of the Diamond Jubilee, during a Royal visit to the...
View ArticleWhy Music Is So Fundamental And Engaging
Universal emotions like anger, sadness and happiness are expressed nearly the same in both music and movement across cultures, according to new research.The researchers found that when Dartmouth...
View ArticleHow This Amateur Investor Turned $20,000 Into $20 Million In The Thick Of The...
In 2007, Dallas marketing executive Chris Camillo invested $20,000 in the stock market.That amount grew to more than $2 million over the next three years, even as many people's portfolios plummeted.The...
View ArticleNASA Is Naming New Moon Crash Site After Sally Ride
The spot on the lunar surface where NASA intentionally crashed its twin gravity-mapping moon probes today (Dec. 17) has been named after the late Sally Ride, America's first woman in space.The two...
View ArticleThe Large Hadron Collider Is Smashing More Particles Together Than Ever Before
The Large Hadron Collider is working more efficiently, physicists announced today, with more particles than ever before crammed into the particle accelerator's beams.Scientists successfully halved the...
View ArticleHere Are All The Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories About The Newtown Shooting
As with every tragedy that takes place in America these days, it didn't take long for "truthers," racists, and other fringe people to concoct conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre — myths...
View ArticleParticipant Media Is Starting A Cable Network For Millennials
Participant Media, the company behind films including "Lincoln" and "The Help," is starting a new cable network targeting millennial viewers, with content from Davis Guggenheim and The Jim Henson...
View ArticleThere's Something Comforting About Facing The End Of The World
December 21, according to much-hyped misreadings of the Mayan calendar, will mark the end of the world.It’s not the first “end is nigh” proclamation — and it’s unlikely to be the last.That’s because,...
View ArticleThe 12 Dos And Don'ts Of Gadget Gift Giving
There is no doubt that electronics is the season’s hottest gift category. But there’s more to giving a gadget than just clicking “buy” on the first device you see.A gadget gift, just like any other...
View ArticleFinally! Scientists Figure Out Why Rudolph's Nose Is Red
Scientists have established why reindeers' noses are so bright.Researchers in the Netherlands and Norway have discovered that reindeer noses have 25 per cent more blood vessels than human noses.The...
View ArticleThe Essential Books To Read On Why People Lie
Sometimes people ask me what I like to read. Sadly, I don’t have a lot of time to read non-work related things, but here are a few of my favorite lie- and liar-based texts! 1) The complete works of...
View ArticleThe Future Of Business Is Morality, And The Future Is Now
My grandfather, Monroe, taught me the importance of relationships in business. As a young boy I recall proudly watching him interact with everyone from his employees, peers and colleagues to waiters,...
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