Obama Announces Reforms To Solitary Confinement In Federal Prisons

The president is making changes that include banning solitary confinement for juvenile offenders and for prisoners who have committed low-level infractions.

Nielsen Will Now Use Your Facebook Chatter for TV Ratings

Facebook watches what you post, and now it'll be sharing some of that data with Nielsen.

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How are all those screens changing kids' behavior?

In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, businessman and author Tony Schwartz offered an honest yet troubling account of what he calls his "addiction" to technology.

Dezeen's new Pinterest board celebrates Pritzker Prize winners past and present

Alejandro Aravena was named as the 2016 recipient of the Pritzker Prize this week. We've created a Pinterest board of projects by the Chilean architect, as well as buildings by past winners including SANAA, Shigeru Ban and many more.

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Art Review: Yoko Ono’s ‘The Riverbed’ Has a Therapeutic Bent

Ms. Ono’s exhibition is at the Andrea Rosen and the Lelong galleries and invites visitors to participate in the artwork.

MIT team creates transparent film that stores solar energy and releases it on demand

A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a transparent film that could be applied to windows or clothing to store energy from sunlight, then later release it as heat. (more…)

The Zero1 Flexible Football Helmet May Save Players’ Brains

A new football helmet called the Zero1 has a flexible outer shell. Its makers believe it could save your brain from concussions.

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The Lone Pilot Flying Over California’s Giant Methane Leak

Flying over Aliso Canyon provided the only available estimates of rate of the leak, which has been as high as 145,000 pounds per hour.

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Art Review: Julie Ault at Galerie Buchholz, the Curator as Artist

Ms. Ault expands on her method of expressive, highly individualized curating by combining art owned and borrowed.