ICYMI: Self-building bot, fresh tortillas from pods and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: MIT's Tangible Media Lab built a shifting interface that can be used to test basic physics and even help seismologists understand the ripple fallout from an earthquake. A Kickstarter device for a tortilla-maker costi...

The Good News Behind the Alarming Energy Headlines


In Davos, Switzerland the confabbing tycoons at the World Economic Forum spent their Friday fretting over climate change.  The irony of the super-wealthy flying in their private jets to hang out...

Obama’s State Of The Union Address and Income Inequality


…And the trees are all kept equal By hatchet, axe, and saw. Rush—“The Trees,” Hemispheres President Barack Obama was right when he said, “The long-term unemployed are not lazy. They’re not lacking in...

A #1 Pole Position for an Audi Sports Car at the Daytona Race


An Audi R8 LMS is appearing in the pole position for some competition this season at Daytona. This is the first time that an Audi has gained the privilege to start the whole day long race from the...