The annual TED conference brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers in Technology, Entertainment, and Design. They are challenged to give the “talk of their lives” (in 18 minutes) and many of these talks are available for free on the web.
Sifting through hundreds of videos can be a challenge, so to give […]

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It’s time for Halloween, but there is no reason to fear the library!  If you ever find yourself lost and confused simply ask a librarian.

 Take a break from books and check out the fun, festive, and frightful Halloween activities taking place all week at NYU-Poly:
Tuesday, October 27
Fright Night Movie: “Halloween”
8:30 - 11:00 pm
Pfizer Auditorium
Wednesday, October […]

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Experience the wonders of science outside of the classroom for a change.  The second annual Imagine Science Film Festival brings its science-in-fiction film screenings and panel discussions to three boroughs – Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens – from now until October 24.

Panel discussions will be held with the festival’s actors, directors, journalists and scientists. This open […]

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If you’d like to try playing a guitar that uses lasers for strings or drawing on a giant 3-D Etch-A-Sketch, now is your chance.  The Gizmodo Gallery is a temporary interactive museum in Manhattan (267 Elizabeth Street) that pays homage to the 80 coolest gadgets from today and years past.  The Gallery, open September 23-27,  […]

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Is it possible to determine which 30 innovations have changed life most dramatically during the past 30 years? What would you suggest - computers? solar energy? eBay??
This is the question that Nightly Business Report, the Emmy Award-winning PBS business program, and Knowledge@Wharton, the online journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, set […]

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The World Science Festival debuted last year, and it was such a success that it returns to New York from June 10 to 14. New York University is proud to be a leading partner of this celebration of scientific discovery. The festival will bring together dozens of Nobel laureates, artists and performers, researchers and scientists, […]

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Find more comics at xkcd - a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

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Does your brain feel sluggish at times? New research suggests computer use and video games could be blamed.  As technology plays a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined according to research by UCLA professor, Patricia Greenfield (see: Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis?).
Luckily, […]

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MiBook takes a different approach from other e-book readers.  In contrast to some that have tried to duplicate the look and feel of the printed page, the designers and marketers of MiBook are fully aware that it is an electronic device.  It eschews the E ink technology found in many recent e-book readers that attempt […]

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