The STEM Talent Shortage Debate
Do today's high school students prefer to take the AP Art History exam over AP Biology?
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Talent Is the New Oil: OPEC of Tech
Silicon Valley and Chesapeake Energy face the same problem: the cost of extraction. The technology industry needs to get smarter about workforce development, and fast.
Friends With Benefits: Inside Facebook’s Compassion Research Day
Psychologists, sociologists, and neuroscientists like Facebook—and Facebook likes them back.
In Defense of Studying the Duck Penis
Duck penis expert Patricia Brennan offers a catalog of all the amazing things that would not exist without the pursuit of "oddball" biological research.
What Makes a Product ‘Cool’?
Researchers argue that it can't just be slick and original, it also needs subcultural appeal.
Why Technology Firms Are Moving Downtown
Young and inexperienced (and cheap) talent has never wanted to live in the suburbs. It's just not cool.
Should We Be Allowed to Choose the Sexual Orientation of Our Children?
Imagine a prenatal test that, like the one for trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome), could show a predisposition to gayness.
Why You’re Able to Spot a Friend in a Crowd, Even When You Can’t See Their Face
And how new research on this common phenomenon will be used to improve controversial facial-recognition technology.
