Imagine a world where machines can be controlled by thought alone. This is the promise of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)—using computers to decode and translate human thoughts into machine...
It's easy to imagine running out of oil or water. Gadolinium? Not so much. From the batteries in our electronics to the alloys holding up our buildings, individual elements play crucial—if...
9/11 came as a gift to NSA, giving them more power and freedom to have mass surveillances illegally. And not just through eavesdropping on our phones, they’ve found a new weapon to invade our...
Swimming pools in the United States can do more harm than good. Not many people in America realize how much pools hurt the environment. An infographic poster can help shed a little light onto the...
To prevent climate change climate breakdown and keep global warming global heating below 3–4 degrees celsius, we have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to renewable energy –...
The vision of the future of healthcare.
Patients will be engaged, providing them with smart technology so they can closely monitor themselves. They can have devices that will constantly measure...
About 35% of current jobs in the UK are at high risk of computerisation over the following 20 years, according to a study by researchers at Oxford University and Deloitte.
Oxford University...
How is the world’s energy and electricity generated? What is the world’s largest power station? How does solar power compare to wind energy, geothermal energy or hydropower? How much of the world’s...
This graphic tells a small story about bicycle ridership in Seattle. It does so with a line chart, a sunburst, and a novel chart type: table cartograms (TGRAM) in a treemap. The TGRAM encodes...