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LIFESTYLE January 10, 2024

American exceptionalism 'running on fumes' as woke ideology stifles creativity and meritocracy, scholars say

American exceptionalism, universally accepted as real for generations, is now threatened by woke ideology, say scholars Victor Davis Hanson and Craig Shirley.

LIFESTYLE January 9, 2024

On this day in history, January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs introduces Apple iPhone at Macworld in San Francisco

Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, Apple's first smartphone, at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco on this day in history, Jan. 9, 2007. The product changed society and Apple's bottom line.

LIFESTYLE November 18, 2023

On this day in history, November 18, 1883, North American railroads create time zones, reshape global life

North American railroads created time zones to bring sanity to scheduling transcontinental travel on this day in history, Nov. 18, 1883. The system was quickly adopted around the world.

LIFESTYLE September 8, 2023

Meet the American who patented the drinking straw, Marvin Stone, Civil War veteran and mint julep enthusiast

Marvin Stone, a Civil War veteran who survived combat wounds, patented the paper drinking straw in 1888. His invention has enjoyed a rebirth in the 21st century.

LIFESTYLE February 10, 2023

Meet the American who invented the zipper, one of the world's most useful devices: Whitcomb Judson

Whitcomb Judson of Chicago invented the clasp-locker in 1893, now known today as the zipper. It revolutionized fashion and is now one of the most common devices in the world.

LIFESTYLE January 13, 2023

Meet the American who invented Band-Aids: cotton buyer and devoted husband Earle Dickson

Earle Dickson invented the Band-Aid in 1921. A cotton buyer for Johnson & Johnson, he was inspired to create the new product to treat's wife household wounds.

OPINION November 28, 2022

Global population hits 8 billion and we need to keep growing. Here's why

The world's population is still expanding but fertility rates in many of the world's advance nations are collapsing. That's a problem because economic growth is tied to population growth.

Pickups November 13, 2020

Patents reveal how Rivian and Ford might make electric pickups go farther

Rivan and Ford have filed similar patents for a way to provide backup electric power for their battery-powered pickups. Both involve a similarly shaped device that slips into the bed.

American Innovation May 3, 2016

How IBM's Watson supercomputer is battling cancer with advanced genomics

Back in 2003, when he was a fourth year medical student at Washington University in St. Louis looking at a career in oncology, Lukas Wartman was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For Wartman, the diagnosis was bleak – while this type of leukemia, which affects the blood and bone marrow, is very treatable for children, it often proves fatal for adults. Two years of chemotherapy followed and Wartman went into remission and completed his medical studies. The reprieve was short-lived. By 2008, he relapsed again.

American Innovation May 3, 2016

Want to control a swarm of robots? Georgia Tech has the answer

Researchers at Georgia Tech have built a tablet-based system that lets people control a fleet of robots with just the swipe of a finger.

American Innovation May 3, 2016

NASA’s ‘Greased Lightning’ drone merges helicopter and plane technology

Is it a helicopter? Is it a plane? NASA has developed a 10-engine electric vehicle that can take off like a helicopter but fly a plane.