Take that, dinosaurs.
That’s no moon . . . that’s the biggest opening weekend box office in history, staring right at us. Leggi il seguito di questo post »
Take that, dinosaurs.
That’s no moon . . . that’s the biggest opening weekend box office in history, staring right at us. Leggi il seguito di questo post »

Wander around WIRED’s San Francisco headquarters on any given day and you’re likely to encounter quite a zoo: hoverboard-riding video shooters dodging begoggled editors who are testing beta VR hardware; one of our favorite TV makers coming in for a meeting; security writers debating the latest cyberwar skirmish around the corner from a conference call with the founder of the Valley’s latest unicorn company; and dogs (10 of them, by my count).
But this time of year, the always lively view from my desk takes on an especially electric feel as we train our focus on a new horizon. So to give you a sense of what we’re gearing up to cover in 2016, I tapped the hive mind of writers and editors and pulled together a list of the big developments we expect to be following as the year unfolds. There’s a lot to look forward to. Leggi il seguito di questo post »

This wisdom from a long time ago and a galaxy far, far, away will inspire you to be thoughtful, brave and successful!
When I was 12-years-old, I stood in line for 3 hours to see a new space adventure. I was so entranced; I went back 6 times over the next several days to see it again. For the next 38 years I like many others would quote Yoda, Obi-wan, and Han Solo among others. Leggi il seguito di questo post »

Help me. I’m on a laptop running Windows 8 right now.
Like many others, I hate it and think it’s the worst operating system since the not-so-distant Vista.
If I didn’t have to use it, I might be able to appreciate for a second that Microsoft made a bold design decision that actually ended up being influential. Leggi il seguito di questo post »
A new infographic answers the question: Do all roads really lead to Rome?
ALL ROADS MIGHT not technically lead to Rome—but, if you happen to be in Europe, the majority of them do.
In a new infographic, designers Philipp Schmitt, Benedikt Groß, and Raphael Reimann set out to answer the centuries-old question of: Do all roads actually lead to the Italian capital?

E’ in edicola il terzo dvd della speciale collana di 15 documentari su Papa Francesco, il Giubileo straordinario della misericordia e la storia della Chiesa cattolica realizzato dal Corriere della Sera e dalla Rai con il repertorio del Centro Televisivo Vaticano. Questa settimana, insieme con Corriere della sera, Famiglia Cristiana e Credere, il documentario dedicato agli aspetti inediti delle quattro basiliche romane, illustrate dalla Prof.ssa Irene Baldriga, Presidente dell’Anisa, Associazione Nazionale Insegnanti di Storia dell’Arte.
E’ strano il destino delle basiliche anche se c’è una sorta di coerenza, religiosa e antropologica, nella millenaria storia di questi edifici. La basilica delle origini, ai tempi dell’antica Roma, Leggi il seguito di questo post »
The fact that everyone calls them “hoverboards” is annoying, but you know what’s more annoying? The fact that they keep exploding. Here’s why that happens.
THOSE SELF-BALANCING SCOOTERS that everyone’s calling “hoverboards” don’t actually hover. But that’s not the strangest thing about them—that would be the fact that this year’s most popular holiday gift keeps catching on fire. Leggi il seguito di questo post »

Despite the plethora of available alternative platforms and devices, TV is still overwhelmingly a living room-centric activity, says Adobe. Leggi il seguito di questo post »
Starvation diets. Temperatures of 30 below. Raw cow’s liver. Inside The Revenant, an all-or-nothing Oscar gamble.
An explosion of graffiti workshops are offering people a chance for (legal) self-expression – complete with glasses of Cabernet and seniors holding stencils.
A longtime fan of street art, Lyla Sultan had never — until one recent evening — held a can of spray paint before. While sipping on a glass of Cabernet, the 24-year marketer approached a brick wall and practiced maintaining a firm pressure on the nozzle of her can so that her paint sprayed evenly. Leggi il seguito di questo post »
Personalized learning is an emerging tidal wave, according to venture capitalist Michael Moe.
It was like walking into a time capsule, the principal said, when contractors at a high school in Oklahoma City stumbled upon century-old chalkboards during a renovation project this year. Leggi il seguito di questo post »

In edicola con Il Corriere della Sera, Famiglia Cristiana e Credere “La chiesa degli ultimi”, il secondo dvd de “Il Giubileo di Papa Francesco”, un documentario in quindici puntate realizzato da Rai e dal Corriere della Sera. In questo dvd anche l’intervista esclusiva con Mons. Matteo Zuppi, nuovo vescovo di Bologna.
La corruzione “spuzza”
Il Papa è “comunista”, si occupa solo dei poveri, scrivono e ripetono i mass media in tutto il mondo. Papa Francesco, con un sorriso mesto, spiega: “Il numero dei poveri è grande. E poi perché parlo dei poveri? Ma perché è al cuore del Vangelo, e sempre parlo della povertà a partire dal Vangelo”. Il tema è complesso anche se teologi e studiosi di storia della Chiesa hanno pochi dubbi. Leggi il seguito di questo post »
Sometimes we need more than information to get us inspired. We also need entertainment. These 7 TED talks are up there with the funniest movies of all time.
Sorgente: Beijing smog – LA Times