Innovation on the front lines of the vegan revolution
By NANCY PAK // Once in the last century or so, Charles Duell, commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office in 1899, has been cited for allegedly saying, “Everything that can…
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To their credit, they enabled modern card transactions
By TOM MARINER // Today, it couldn’t be easier: Wheel your cart to the checkout, stick your debit card into the reader, punch in your PIN and done. The merchant…
SCOTUS: It all hangs in the balance (or lack thereof)
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The United States Supreme Court has convened for what promises to be a monumental new term, filled with cases touching on the most divisive and…
Facebook’s bold lies glare amid historic blackout
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Oct. 4, we were transported back to 2004 – a time before Facebook. Facebook’s entire platform was offline: No Facebook. No Instagram. No WhatsApp….
Petito tragedy shows need for societal shift on abuse
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Gabby Petito has been laid to rest, her fiancé Brian Laundrie remains at large, and while there are still lots of unanswered questions, the headline-grabbing homicide…
Burning questions about climate change, public health
By TERRY LYNAM // The dollar amounts are still in question, but it looks like the Biden administration and Congress will set aside significant funding this year to combat climate…
Innovation: That’s how the cookie crumbles, or you do
By NANCY PAK // Innovation is at the heart and soul of food – the world has been innovating with food since the discovery of fire. The Royal Society lists…
Risking life, and a clean record, for a better detector
By TOM MARINER // As I stepped from the airplane directly onto the runway, I remember thinking that the door sill was eight feet higher when I boarded. A silver-suited…
Risk, opportunity in COVID/climate change combo
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The climate-change crisis is accelerating. COVID is surging, particularly the Delta variant. Both present immediate challenges – and, quite interestingly, recent research shows there are…
Balancing act: Post-COVID businesses better mix it up
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On the afternoon of March 12, 2020, ZE Creative Communications sent everyone in our Great Neck office home early. I haven’t seen many of my…
Plot twist: ‘Choker’ Biles becomes mental-health hero
By TERRY LYNAM // When U.S. gymnast Simone Biles announced that she was withdrawing from the team finals and individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics because she had to…
Community wins as Suffolk doubles down on Double Up
By KATE FULLAM // As the poundage of produce arriving in our East End Food Institute kitchen swings from hundreds to thousands of pounds per week, I’m encouraged to see…
Despite innovations, LI wasn’t always a biotech hotbed
By TOM MARINER // Long Island is recognized as a burgeoning biotech corridor now, though its past biotech efforts “flied under the radar” – despite the region giving birth to…
As COVID lingers, LI housing market rides the rapids
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The metropolitan New York housing market has dramatically shifted since the onset of the COVID pandemic – and the rapid changes will continue, especially with…
Pros (and cons) rise as NCAA athletes win NIL rights
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // While working remotely, the thing I miss most from the office is our spirited discussions – favorite movies, celebrity gossip and, of course, the hilariously…