Ideas

Science

The Geeks In Esquire’s List Of Geniuses: A Roundup

3:40PM November 23, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Today, Esquire dropped a great list of “15 Geniuses Who Give Us Hope,” full of artists, directors, chefs and economists. But there are also a few legitimate tech nerds thrown on the list. Here’s a quick look at those geeks. More »


Why Ideas Are Expensive

12:40AM August 27, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.viddler.com/player/e7f8859b/","customParams":{"flashVars":"fake=1"},"width":570,"height":375,"ratio":0.659,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"viddler","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );

Intellectual Ventures founder and modern day Merlin Nathan Myhrvold explains why it costs a lot of damn money to create new ideas. Hint: Think Hollywood. More »


Gadgets

The 5 Bestest Ideas Of The Year

7:59AM December 11, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The New York Times’ Year in Ideas is one of my favourite end-of-the-year list because it’s so damn smart. I mean, they’re the best ideas of the year. Here are the 5 bestest ideas of the year. More »


Geek Out

This Is How Kiwis Trim The Top Of Their Hedges

8:40AM November 18, 2009 | Sean Fallon

New Zealanders do it with a crane people… with a crane. It makes perfect sense now. More »


Entertainment

Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV

6:20AM June 5, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Analysts are sometimes way off the mark with predictions, but that doesn’t mean that can’t invent ideas we’d actually really like to see implemented—in this case, Gene Munster’s speculation about an app store for the Apple TV.

More »