Thomas Frey:  While many people are making predictions about the future of education, we have found the best predictors to be hidden in the participative viral systems springing to life in the online world. Our paper concludes that the future disruptive technology that will change everything is a rapid online courseware builder that allows virtually anyone […]

A Blackpool family has created a "fitting memorial" to deceased dad Mick Egan - by converting him into a synthetic diamond, the BBC reports.

At first glance, you may say this is a hoax. But is it?

The Hill of Crosses in Šiauliai, Lithuania, is at the same time mysterious, sacred, and crazy all wrapped up into one.  Here are some amazing photos of this unusual tourist spot. 

Jim Carroll:  Innovation is all about adapting to the future — and if the future is coming at you faster, then you need to innovate faster. Innovation shouldn’t be about trying to survive the future — it should be about thriving.

The technology created by Powercast is designed to emit a radio frequency that is transmitted over a small area, and its energy is "harvested"–wirelessly–to give power to small devices like cell phones.