Albert Einstein has gone down in history as a rebel with his tongue stuck out, an intellectual who would not be distracted from his quest for greatness. It’s easy to equate unswerving intellectualism with genius, but are they really the same? There’s more to the great thinker than just his …
Read More »Why I Started Running — And Never Stopped
Photos (clockwise from top left) courtesy of: Zach Hawkins of @catandzachphoto; Steven Freeman; L. Sasaki / Belmar 5 Miler; Gregg Bard / Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Becoming a runner has its advantages. Besides offering an activity you can do anywhere with just a pair of sneakers (and perhaps a friend …
Read More »Tea Tree Genome Sequenced
A multi-institutional team of researchers from China and the United States has sequenced the genome of the cultivated tea tree (Camellia sinensis). A tea tree plantation in Kerala, India. Image credit: Rajib Ghosh. Socially and habitually consumed by more than 3 billion people across 160 countries, tea is the world’s …
Read More »Dust-Free Region between Saturn and Its Rings Puzzles Cassini Scientists
On April 26, 2017, NASA’s Cassini orbiter made its first ‘Grand Finale’ dive through the previously unexplored gap between Saturn and its rings. An analysis of data collected by Cassini’s Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) instrument shows that this dive was nearly particle free. The unexpected finding that the …
Read More »Menlo is top seed for CCS tennis; M-A is No. 8
M-A’s Tim Berthier, who played in CCS doubles last year, qualified to play in the CCS singles tournament this year. M-A was unseeded in last year’s tournament and won three straight to reach the quarterfinals, where it lost to Saratoga, 4-3. Berthier, who played doubles in the CCS and reached …
Read More »How to Create the Ultimate Marketing Plan
Four out of five B2B buyers start their journey with a web search. Nearly three quarters of the buying process is complete by the time a prospect is ready to engage with your sales team. With customers now in control, how do you create an effective marketing plan that resonates …
Read More »Time’s up! MarTech is here and it’s your last chance to attend
In just one week, the world’s largest independent marketing technology conference designed for senior-level marketers and marketing technology professionals happens at MarTech in San Francisco, May 9-11. The show is programmed with one specific goal: to illuminate successful real-world practices at the intersection of marketing, technology, and management — no matter which …
Read More »Sony Announces 60 Million PS4s Shipped–Can Microsoft Catch Up?
Sony shared good news last week as part of its quarterly report. The company has shipped a full 60 million PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro ($399 at Amazon) consoles. The company also sold 2.9 million devices in the past three months, up from 2.3 million devices shipped in the same …
Read More »How to Set Up TorGuard VPN to Stay Private Online
With today’s geopolitical climate, your internet privacy has never been at greater peril. Not only are criminals trying to nab your data for profit, but internet service providers and governments are more than happy to quietly snoop on your traffic as well. To push back against this unwarranted invasion of …
Read More »SpaceX Launches Spy Satellite, Streams Full Falcon 9 Landing
SpaceX is usually hyped to tell us all about the payload it’s sending to orbit, but this time it doesn’t have as much to say. The company has just completed its first launch for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is part of the Department of Defense. The NRO is …
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