Scientists have for the first time identified brain sites that fire up more when people make impulsive decisions.

The second annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. The list is based on market and societal trends expected to transform our lives, as well as emerging technologies from IBM’s Labs around the [...]

Despite the potential side effects, academics, classical musicians, corporate executives, students and even professional poker players have embraced brain doping drugs to clarify their minds, improve their concentration or control their emotions.

 The prospect of having broadband while flying at 35,000 feet is enough to get most of us geeks a-twitter. We’d want it to be safe, of course, but frankly we’re a little tired of the arguments against unencumbered in-flight WiFi that center on so-called ‘Net etiquette.

There is an article in The Economist with three technology predictions for 2008. Normally they’re pretty good on technology, and the predictions seem sound enough, but the article contains a couple of bloopers.

Thomas Frey:  The automobile industry has literally cemented a firm grip on global cultures with streets and roadways that are designed for cars and little else.  As part of my job at the DaVinci Institute, I come in contact with many of the people working on next-generation vehicles, engines, navigation systems, and power sources. The [...]

The Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing County, which combines military-style discipline with therapy and even low-voltage electric shocks, claims a particularly high success rate of 70%.

Have you noticed that your grocery bill has gotten more and more expensive over the last couple of months? Turns out you’re not alone. I think that while in the short term this is going to hurt a lot of people financially (last time I checked, we do have to eat, so we’re probably going to [...]

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have developed a new type of non-stick material, which they claim has the ability to repel all kinds of liquids, including oils, solvents and detergents. The researchers have named their innovation "nanonails".

Toyota, in a neck-and-neck race that could dethrone General Motors as the world’s top automaker this year, said on Tuesday it plans to sell 9.85 million vehicles globally in 2008.

Robert Cringely:  Twice each year the top 100 or so television critics in the U.S. lock themselves in a Los Angeles hotel for a couple weeks to meet all the producers and stars of TV shows being offered in the coming months. In January and July this ritual takes place, supplying content for thousands of [...]