The secret of Norm Macdonald’s new successMacdonald has found a new outlet on Twitter, where his earnest, long-form stories entertain and move his 450K followers
These robots hope you’ve enjoyed your hotel stayA hotel in which 10 robots do 90 per cent of the work—what could possibly go wrong?
The future of machines with feelingsExperts say machines that monitor and respond to our emotions will soon be ubiquitous: What could go wrong?
Solar Impulse 2: Around the world in 150 daysSolar Impulse 2 will attempt a world record by flying on zero fuel
Birth control? There’s an app for that. Seriously.Technology has made tracking fertility a far more exact science
Data from wearables could be used as evidence—for or against youExpert witness: Will information from a fitness tracker hold up in court?
Welcome to the future of readingA new multimedia novel is tapping into students’ love of technology and film
Newsmaker of the day: The ’Instagram Rapture’Instagram is clearing out the spam and fake accounts. Even Justin Bieber lost 3.5 million Instagram followers in 24 hours.
Newsmaker of the day: Chris HadfieldNewsmaker, Dec. 9: Canada’s most famous astronaut calls for a permanent lunar base, rather than a move to Mars