Oct 17th, 2008 · The Internet has made it possible for everyday people to have endless information at their fingertips. From celebrities weighing in on child vaccinations to science fiction authors disputing climate change studies, what happens to science when the line between expert and non-expert becomes fuzzy?
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Sure you've see the Coke cups sitting at the fingertips of American Idol judges. But do you know why the ad men of Mad Men take on Heineken as a client? Or why Dwight buys Office supplies at Staples?
Aug 28th, 2008 · There must have been a giddy moment in a Chinese factory that makes iPhones. A British customer bought a phone from the factory and found that it had already been used. Three pictures on the phone show a smiling factory worker. She's wearing a pink striped outfit and white gloves with yellow fingertips. The customer posted the photos on a Web site. The hundreds of comments include: "She is so fired."
Aug 11th, 2008 · The U.S. Olympic swim team struck gold in the 400-meter freestyle relay Sunday, beating the French team by a fingertip. The victory lets Michael Phelps continue his quest to win a historic eight gold medals, but it was teammate Jason Lezak who clinched this medal with the fastest relay lap ever.
Apr 30th, 2008 · Albert Hoffman discovered the psychedelic drug LSD in 1938 while seeking medicinal uses for a fungus found on grains. He was the first human to try the drug — by accident — when a small amount of the chemical was absorbed through his fingertips.
Oct 3rd, 2006 · Tower Records, which has been for sale for three years, may go out of business. The major labels recently cut it off for new product, and no matter what happens, it will not be the company it once was. What is "was" was an oasis of what was known in the trade as "catalog" - a cornucopia of back titles, imports and hard-to-find classics. It all sounds quaint today, now that music fans have virtually every album ever made at their digital fingertips.
Jun 11th, 2006 · What is it like to feel electromagnetic energy? Host Debbie Elliott talks with journalist Quinn Norton who has written an article in Wired News about a procedure that involves implanting a magnet in a person's fingertips.
Jun 11th, 2006 · Researchers are closer to matching the talents of the fingertip with a new kind of sensor for pressure. The findings have implications for robot technology and new kinds of machinery needed to perform delicate tasks.