Throughout history, new technologies have disrupted society in different ways–some positively and some negatively–from steam-powered engines and electricity, to the Internet, and now again with ...

I have this idea of a communal brain.” David Baker, PhD, told me as I sat in his office at the University of Washington (UW) ...

After the Toledo Museum of Art canceled a pioneering exhibition of glass cannabis pipes, many people wondered what lay behind the decision. By Zachary Small Tired of the David? A trip across Florence ...

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Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically uses ...

Unlike fashion with its endless cycles of newness, interior design tends to run on a slower track. It would be impractical to reinvent your home whenever a new trend surfaced, but surveying the ...