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- December 15, 2010
Digital artists take note: your design for the HeadsUP! Times Square Visualization Challenge could be displayed on Broadway on March 12, 2012- World Water Day- as an animated, data-driven indicator that will alert the public to America’s deteriorating groundwater supply. The winning spot will run for one month across 19,000 square feet of prime Time
READ MOREA new bacterium called Klebsiella michiganensis, part of the same family as E. coli, may be hiding in the toothbrush holder in your bathroom. Typically, E. coli is found in fecal matter or inside your intestines.
READ MOREIt’s not just humans who deal with grief & mourning. An orca whale has continued to do everything she can to hold on to her calf, who died just a half hour after being born. The story has captivated the hearts of those following the saga of this mother orca, who is part of an endangered species.
READ MORE“The U.S. electric system is in danger of widespread blackouts lasting days, weeks or longer through the destruction of sensitive hard-to-replace equipment; Yet records are so spotty….”
READ MOREActor Joel Grey, still performing on Broadway and vibrant as ever at the age of 80, says that he doesn't know what retirement is. NBC News, 5/24/2012
READ MOREThe new World Trade Center in New York City promises to be the most environmentally advanced building ever created on such a scale. The WTC complex is seeking the second highest attainable LEED Certification, which requires 20 percent less energy consumption than New York State’s energy code requirements. A few of the buildings green strategies
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