Big brains: Disasters led to leaps in mammalian IQ
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Smarter Than You Look File comes an international scientific study questioning decades of presumptions about brain size and intelligence. In fact, the study –…
New York Institute of Technology
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
No. 581: Nassau’s numbers, the devil’s lettuce and a Pandemic Pivot with legs
Egg-cellent: It’s April out there, dear readers, and not just April but the first Friday in April, delivering unto you another well-earned weekend. And not just any weekend, but…
As demand tops supply, what’s your tech-talent plan?
By MITCH MAIMAN // Long Island’s economy is recovering slowly from the COVID downturn and overall unemployment remains relatively high – but the situation is quite different in the technology…
No. 578: The Edo arrives, colorful cocktails flow and the cameras roll – plus, a decade of success at CEBIP
Warming to it: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we shed a few layers and enjoy the delightfully seasonal weather punctuating this latest week of socioeconomic innovation. Truth still…
No. 574: Digital directives, physical accomplishments and sprouting NursePods (with sticky orange fingers)
Cheesy opening line: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the last leg of another exciting and exhausting socioeconomic sprint. It’s March 5 out there, still living in infamy in…
No. 570: In which Kellogg’s, Cracker Jack snacks and tartar sauce all get a taste – and science strikes back
Will this never end? Yes, it will, dear readers! Not only does this latest wintry workweek wrap up today, but the snow does, too – and, lo and behold,…
No. 568: On electrostatics, Darwin and Honest Abe – plus, the only Bond girl so nice she lived twice
Brrrrr: Bundle up, dear readers – our latest workweek completes its snowy course today, but the blustery Winter of 2021 keeps on keeping on. It’s Feb. 12 out there,…
Picture this: BIM plays big for New York Tech startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // A 2020 tech startup born in the fires of the pandemic is quickly making a name among regional architects – and is helping a new generation…
No. 567: A moving tribute, featuring space beams, ice capades and Jimmy Durante
Snow kidding: Remember those winters when it was kinda warm and it barely snowed and we were all, like, waaahhh, I miss the snow, it’s so pretty and it…
No. 563: On historical mice, Mozart, NutraSweet and slim chances for fiber-optics
Flush with excitement: Hello again, dear readers, and a joyous Thomas Crapper Day to you, as we wipe away the competition and reclaim the innovation throne. All over the…
Moynihan Hall job links big wins for red-hot TiniFiber
By GREGORY ZELLER // An East Farmingdale startup that dares to dream small has added another high-wiring act to its already-impressive list. With miles (and miles and miles) of its…
No. 557: On quantum speed, EV ports and Jane Austen – and to all, a good night
A toast: To family, friends, good fortune and a rapid end of this global pandemic – welcome to Dec. 23, dear readers, and the heart of the holidays. It’s…
No. 556: On missing links, adventurous socialites and phased inoculations – and partying with Jett and Joel
Winter wonderland: You had Friday on your mind, dear readers, and neither school closures, power outages nor blizzard-like conditions were going to stop you – and now here you…
No. 549: On Truth, justice for Susan B. and the state of American bridges (not good)
Let freedom ring: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we muscle through this latest busy workweek in the land of the free and the home of the brave. On…