Does humor have logic? Can it be reduced to a formula? Is it possible to analyze a joke without killing what makes it funny? Dr. Peter McGraw, the founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado and writer, Joel Warner went on a 91,000 mile road-trip through READ MORE >
Delta Airlines is seating professional experts next to eager “up-and-comers” in order to create a mid-air “mentoring” program. Here’s how it works: Find a Delta flight that offers “Innovation Class,” apply for a seat through LinkedIn, and if you’re lucky enough to be chosen, you’ll fly for free while squeezing READ MORE >
According to James Locke of the start-up Spritz, 80% of your reading time isn’t spent reading, but physically moving your eyes from word to word and from line to line. The idea behind Spritz is to keep the eye stationary and allow this amazing new technology to move the words READ MORE >
If you’re like us, the thought of avoiding the hand-freezing job of pumping your own gas sounds pretty appealing. Missouri-based Husky Corporation and the Swedish company Fuelmatics Systems have joined forces to engineer the first robot gas pump. Here’s how they would work: Once drivers arrive at the station, the READ MORE >
We here at milk* were pretty excited to see the debut of the new “internet sourced” TV show, HitRECord. The half-hour episodes encompass a myriad of elements including live and recorded music (Joseph Gordon-Levitt himself sings, dances, and plays drums, piano, and guitar on the show), live action and animated video READ MORE >
Zappos is at it again! Last Thanksgiving they paid tolls for travelers and this year they turned the baggage claim into the Wheel of Zappos! As bags came out, they “landed” on various prizes, which the travelers got to keep. Zappos gift certificates, UGG boots and North Face fleeces to READ MORE >
Tiffany Shlain is an award-winning filmmaker, speaker, and founder of The Webby Awards. Like many of us, Tiffany is obsessed with technology and loves getting lost in the info overload found in cyber space. Three years ago, when Tiffany was faced with her father’s illness, she realized technology was distracting READ MORE >
We’ve recently discovered Roads & Kingdoms, a beautifully designed digital magazine originally created in Burma as a Tumblr by members of the foreign correspondence, R&K has became a home for reports on everything from the Burmese civil war to dissident MCs to the perils of rancid crab. This fascinating site READ MORE >
For the past 11 years, New York City has been one of numerous cities around the world to open its doors up to the curious. Open House New York happens annually over the Columbus Day Weekend. This year, October 12 & 13, visitors can view over 350 iconic New York READ MORE >
Last week, the international Olympic committee chose Tokyo to host the 2020 summer Olympics and Gizmodo.com posted a cool preview of the proposed Olympic stadium. As far as Olympic stadiums go, it’s hard to compete with the Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” stadium by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, but it READ MORE >