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…
New York Institute of Technology
Study: Tech (and balances) for people with disabilities
By GREGORY ZELLER // Helping individuals with disabilities access good high-tech jobs – and helping talent-starved tech industries recognize a deep employment pool waiting to be tapped – is the…
No. 541: In which Cool Whip, garbanzo beans and Godzilla get their due, and podcasts take over
Healthy start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of this latest busy week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we get into it, Oct. 21 brings us National Check…
Laugh, and your super-accelerated AI laughs with you
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York Institute of Technology computer-science researchers are pushing artificial intelligence ever closer to human norms – including efforts to help AI better understand human emotion….
No. 508: Boomgaarden rocks, Judy Garland sings, industrial forces go home and gougers get theirs
Big day: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the day Long Island engages Phase 2 in Albany’s official reopening playbook – an important step…
No. 503: In which we risk re-opening, plan retirements and map the world, with nowhere to go
A Memorial Day to forget: It’s the unofficial start of summer, dear readers, and maybe the unofficial end of sanity, as another homebound workweek wraps up with Long Island…
No. 501: On Kepler, Mickey Mouse and Joltin’ Joe – and an A+ for Farmingdale State
Almost there: Another work-from-home workweek ends, another stuck-at-home weekend begins – welcome to May 15, dear readers, exactly two-thirds through The Spring That Time Forgot. Of course, it’s a…
No. 493: On foundations, fellows, foreign tongues – and redemption for your pandemic pantry
Gives us pause: It’s Friday again, dear readers, and while there’s no end in sight to the great 2020 pandemic, the same can’t be said for this latest work-from-home…
No. 492: Surviving the great pandemic with gurus, maps, tax breaks and better-looking masks
Midweek crisis: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we power through another work-from-home workweek during the great coronavirus calamity. It’s April 15 out there, and no, it’s not Tax…
No. 491: On clean energy, Hispanic engineers and the autism advantage – plus, finding our religion
Needs work: Hello again, dear readers, and welcome to April 10, the umpteenth day of social distancing and the 101st day of a year in need of major improvement….
No. 488: A nasal passage, a naval plussage and the on-point Pandemic Primer – Island in a global storm
Lockdown lowdown: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle our homebound humps – pardon the imagery – and slide into the second half of this latest coronavirus-shaped workweek….
For future physicians, a Match Day like no other
By GREGORY ZELLER // An emotional rite of passage for future physicians has made a high-tech, if slightly more impersonal, Age of Coronavirus pivot. Match Day is an annual event…
No. 466: On leveraged labs and impressive investments – plus Kevin Law, the Fonz and Charo
That happened fast: Wait … what? January is half-over already? Strange but true, dear readers, as we reach Jan. 15, the approximate midpoint of the month and undeniable hump…
No. 461: Creative cones, melodious Molloy and an architect for New York Tech
But not least: Welcome to Friday, dear readers – not only the last leg of this busy week of socioeconomic innovation, but the last Friday the 13th of the…
No. 459: In which science, magic and fish prevail – and Long Island’s minimum wage approaches its max
Getting good at this: Another successful workweek in the books, another hard-earned weekend in the offing – well done, intrepid innovators, you’ve done it again. It’s Dec. 6 out…