by Heather Laskin | Jun 23, 2016 | Awesome
Human trafficking is a huge problem in our world today, with thousands of victims silently suffering under forced labor and abuse. It’s a difficult problem to combat because it happens so secretly, but a new app is helping police protect victims – many of...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 17, 2016 | Funny
Content via CNN Step aside, cute baby videos — there’s now a special funny place on the internet for the less tech-savvy. Like these grandparents working out how a webcam works. Or all of these grandparents figuring out Facebook. The newest member of this...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 4, 2016 | Awesome
Content via Huffington Post Elder care is about to become much more empathetic. Embodied Labs has come up with a new virtual reality program called “We Are Alfred,” which allows young medical students to feel what it’s like to be an elderly individual experiencing...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 1, 2016 | Awesome
Content via The Guardian Singer Adele wants concertgoers to look at her with their own eyes instead of through a camera lens. A video posted by a fan on Twitter shows the 28-year-old British singer singling out a woman at a concert, asking her: “Could you stop filming...
by Madi Sheaffer | May 31, 2016 | Awesome
After a long battle with cancer, Chris Palmer was left paralyzed, which made him worry about not being able to walk his daughter down the aisle on the day of her wedding. On the big day, though, something happened that changed everything. A robotic suit by Rex Bionics...