Detachments, of retinal and other varieties
By GREGORY ZELLER // The one-eyed man may be king in the land of the blind, but in a mecca of 21st Century innovation, he’s kinda screwed. Dutch Renaissance humanist…
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No. 1,000: The more things change…
Welcome, intrepid innovators, to Wednesday and a landmark edition of your favorite innovation newsletter, and to a momentous day in Innovate Long Island history. It’s mindboggling that more than…
No. 949: On caregivers, Communists, crusaders and the congestion “king,” plus Stony Brook’s new queen
Rest for the weary: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as you overcome another busy winter workweek and earn yourself a restful weekend. We know you’re tired (especially here on…
No. 948: Brrrrr! It’s cold outside … but we’ve got toasty flakes, geothermal guides and hot SCI science
Cold brew: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we shake off the surprisingly cold Winter of 2025 that’s been deep-freezing Long Island and stay the innovation course. (Why “surprisingly…
No. 50: Ambrose Clancy – The Truth’s Best Friend
If you read newspapers, magazines or books, you’ve likely read something written by Ambrose Clancy. Ambrose has been an author and professional journalist for nearly half a century, gracing…
No. 478: A nursing nudge, a fresh Fulbright and itty-bitty implants with huge upside
Halfway home: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of this latest busy week of innovation and economic progress. It’s Feb. 26, and honestly, the pickings…
On corned beef, and corned beef done right
By AMBROSE CLANCY // Old joke: What’s the shortest book on the shelf? Answer: “The Culinary Arts of Ireland.” One page, one recipe – “throw stuff in a pot of…
As resolutions crumble, dishing on doomed diets
By AMBROSE CLANCY // How’s that New Year’s diet going? What? You’re back to Danish and bacon for breakfast, chicken nuggets for lunch and beers and pizza-with-extra-cheese (you know, with…
No. 460: On diversity, robotics and Hoosiers – plus, how to warm your whiskey
Moving right along: It’s Wednesday already, dear readers, as we speed through this latest busy workweek and plow straight toward the big year-end holidays. The hills are alive: It’s…
On whiskey in winter: Some like it hot
By AMBROSE CLANCY // It was raining horizontally, with sleet, driven by a December gale. We could hear the sea pounding the concrete strand one street away as we ducked…
Pods? Grande pumpkin things? Not cool, beans
By AMBROSE CLANCY // I have become what I feared I would become. A coffee snob. Not that person at Starbucks ordering a grande macchiato pumpkin spice with dark chocolate…
No. 434: Kodak clicks, ATMs arrive, Edison flips out – and surf’s up, dudes!
Welcome back: Summer is unofficially over, schools are open and there are only 118 days remaining in 2019, dear readers, as we get back to it on this Wednesday,…
On Berry Island, no summer complete without pudding
By AMBROSE CLANCY // You never forget your first time. No, not that. But rather that everyone who has ever had summer pudding has a distinct memory of their first…
No. 423: Medical Scholars, STEAMy camps and LI’s hottest job-maker – and we can’t stop talking about Simón Bolívar
Welcome to Wednesday: And the midpoint of another busy week of summertime socioeconomic innovation, here on Long Island and around the world. Speaking of world-rounding, there are so many…
Don’t be ‘that guy,’ wine-taster – sip, spit like a pro
By AMBROSE CLANCY // You’ve seen him – and it’s almost always a him – sitting at a restaurant table with a glass of wine. As the waiter stands holding…