Too few women get to invent — that’s a problem for women’s health

MacArthur Genius and MIT professor Linda Griffith has built anepic careeras a scientist and inventor, including growing a human ear on a mouse. She now spends her days unpacking thebiological mechanisms underlying endometriosis, a condition in which uterus-like tissue grows outside of the uterus. Endometriosis can be brutally painful, is regularly misdiagnosed and misunderstood, and has affected Griffith’s life along with the lives of over 6 million other women in the U....

6 min · 1067 words · Michael Haynes

Too many devices? Here are a few strategies for consolidating your gadgets.

The number of gadgets currently out there is mind boggling. You can get gadgets for almost every task you can think of. Some measure your blood pressure, others let you read ebooks, and some just do it all. We all like to get the newest and greatest gadgets, but there comes a time when we realize we simply have too many. But what do you get rid of? Here’s a guide we hope will help you out....

5 min · 1015 words · Linda Newman

Top 10 coolest features of OS X Lion

Now that OS X Lion is out there and people are beginning to install it and use it, more of its 250+ new features are getting examined and enjoyed. I had some time to thoroughly talk about many of those features in ourreview of Lion, but there were a few standouts among those that I’m really loving. Here are 10 of the coolest features of OS X Lion, some of them are larger, more well known upgrades some are personal favorites and some fall into the ‘too small to get noticed’ category....

7 min · 1434 words · Angela Armstrong

Top 5 Apps That Could Benefit From Indoor Positioning

According to Stategy Analytics 80% of mobile data consumption originates from indoors where GPS doesn’t work. A lot of companies are popping up to fix that problem as the rapid growth of the location-based services (LBS) market demands a solution. But where exactly can indoor positioning benefit the current application market the most? Here are five suggestions. Office apps Workforces become more flexible and corporations are struggling with what trendwatchers call thenew world of work....

4 min · 851 words · David Choi

Top 5 Reasons You Need Car Insurance in Canada

When visiting Canada with your car you will require a Canadian Auto insurance cover. There are a number of reasons why this will be very necessary. We took a look at some of the most vital reasons that our insurance experts in Canada put out. Here are some of the most vital ones that we collected and which would be very important for you to understand. #1 It is Required By Law...

4 min · 649 words · Joshua Jones
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