ResearchKit may go beyond individual studies, open up era of ‘open-source’ medical research

Adopting open source principles may be a huge game changer for medical research.

A TED speaker coach shares 11 tips for right before you go on stage

How to prepare for an onstage talk, even if it isn’t at TED.

This Guy Turned A Quadcopter Into A Star Wars Speeder Bike And It’s Amazing

Too cool.

The Apple Watch Is Time, Saved

If the Apple Watch can “give back” time to busy people, it will sell.

How the internet is making us poor

The technological disruption of everyday life will marginalize many.

10 tips on how to make slides that communicate your idea, from TED’s in-house expert

Do you want your presentations to stand out in a good way? Follow these tips from TED.

Back to the Mac: Microsoft releases redesigned Office for Mac 2016 Preview w/ Retina support, collaboration, more

If you currently use Microsoft Office 2011 on the Mac, Office 2016 Preview is now available to try out.

Why it’s so hard to come home from war

“I think Western society basically invented loneliness. Most societies through human history experienced tribal cultures, with people sleeping shoulder to shoulder in shelters and hunting together and raising children together. Everything was communal, and we just don’t do that, and I don’t think it works well psychologically.”

Tim Cook says terrorism should not scare people into giving up their privacy

Apple’s CEO says privacy is a basic human right. Let’s hope Apple upholds it consistently.

Scientists say all the world’s data can fit on a DNA hard drive the size of a teaspoon

You thought an 8TB hard drive was huge? Try DNA data storage.