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Friday, February 25, 2011

Hollywood Harnesses Your Brainwaves to Win Oscars

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One thing you aren't likely to hear Sunday night from the Oscar-winning producer after accepting the trophy for Best Picture: "I'd like to thank my neuroscience partners who helped us enhance the film's script, characters, and scenes." It's not that far-fetched,...

Sunday marks the 83rd annual Academy Awards. And while we doubt members of the Academy vote this way, we couldn't help but take a look at this year's Best Picture nominees through the lens of innovation. Which movie brought plot to new levels of intricacy, which pioneered a novel type of sound...

iTunes music streaming has been rumored for a long while, but has never actually surfaced... But if you read between the lines of two pieces of news at the moment, it seems the time is finally...
Public health advocates have tried for years, but now celebs are taking matters into their own hands. As the Oscars approach, the Splash star is backing an anti-cigarette flick that shows screenwriters how to break the...
Some say that the best industrial design is invisible, and if you notice it, something's wrong. That's seems especially true with medical devices, which most people only encounter when... well, something's wrong. So when med-tech firm Varian wanted to...

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