Yet more news from the what’s-on-your-smartphone front: For those of you who moved lightening quick on the iPhone4…
Scott Adelson
Turn It Off: All the Way Off
When it comes to gadgets, simple is better. At least for me. I never was much of a geek, to be honest, and I sometimes h…
Checking in With the Home Team: You Still Down With Science?
One of my favorite Charles Darwin quotes is from The Descent of Man: “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence …
Electrolux Goes Fishing to Improve Our “˜Plastic Karma’
Plastic is everywhere. It’s littering our oceans, and even has its own homeland: a behemoth floating mass of plast…
The Air Is Sooty. We Should Clean It Up.
I’m no chemist. In fact, I get a little jittery around (and refuse to make eye contact with) the Periodic Table on…
“Update Facebook Status”: Use Your Blinker, Genius!
If the already perfect storm of baffling high-tech driving distractions weren’t enough, GM’s OnStar adds Fac…
Not So Fast, Slick: Rethinking How Often to Change Your Oil
My first car was a ’68 Mustang, navy blue with a black vinyl top and a classic 289 engine. Everyone who saw it nod…
More than a Feeling: Prescribing Music to Alter Moods
I’ve just discovered this satellite radio channel called 1st Wave. It plays alternative ’80s rock that’…