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We’re going to have more lithium than we know what to do with
Everyone wants more of lithium, the shiny, soft, and highly reactive mineral that powers the battery inside your smartphone and Prius (or Tesla, if you’re one of the lucky ones)....
These companies will pay you to shut off your phone
It started out for Sam Machado as a relatively low-effort way to get free pizza. In 2014 Machado was a 20-year-old junior at California State University, Chico, when he came...
Stories worth watching: Flying taxi, 5G and the new payola
Another flying taxi? Google co-founder Larry Page went public this week with his latest venture: an electric, autonomous flying taxi startup called Kitty Hawk. The company makes a two-seater drone...
7 signs of phone addiction
Do you or a loved one exhibit any of these signs or symptoms? If so, get help. Appears anxious when phone battery is low. Panics if cell phone is misplaced...
I usually hate Pi Day, but I don’t this year
I am a mathematician, and I hate Pi Day. Hate is not quite right. In the words of T-Rex from Ryan North’s superb Dinosaur Comics, “I feel a profound disconnect...
Survivors of Florida school shooting are building a social movement to endure
It’s been exactly a month since a disaffected teenager with a semi-automatic rifle killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. That’s...
Ugly holiday sweaters we love to mock
Ahh the holidays. Parties, food, caroling and yes the loud holiday sweaters. Love 'em or hate 'em they come back every year. That hideous holiday sweater we're forced to wear...
PDF: Illinois Supreme Court ruling on eavesdropping law
Illinois Supreme Court ruling on eavesdropping law