1915 Cadillac Limo
Despite its current precarious financial troubles, GM had a long history of innovation and technological “firsts.” Here are but a few of General Motors’ achievements.

New swooping distance world record
You would think that skydiving would be extreme enough on its own – but you’re wrong. Many people have felt the need to think up a sport that’s even more extreme than regular skydiving. The result is called “swooping”. Essentially, swoopers start out with a regular sky-dive, but go a bit [...]

 
Cells in the retina of mice can be coaxed to create new neurons following an injury, according to new research from the University of Washington. This is the most definitive demonstration to date that such regeneration is possible, given the right cues, for a specific type of neuron in the inner retina of a mammal.

 
The next time you are reading a book, or even as you read this article, consider the words that you are seeing. How do you recognize these words? Substantial research has shown that while reading, we recognize words by their letters and not by the general shape of the word. However, it was largely unknown [...]

 
bird land-batman
The Korean artist Kim Joon has superb work of body paint using the human body as a canvas.  The above is the bird land-batman, one of the body arts from the Bird-Land Series. More pictures after the break.

 
To make the ubiquitous kitchen that is part and parcel of every home an experience in itself, Jonathan Owen Pearson has designed a concept kitchen that looks to be an innovative solution for compact urban homes.
 

 
 Terracycle
When I think about good companies that have education, people and the environment in mind, one of the companies I think about first is Terracycle.