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Carl Sagan, space, science, relationships, loneliness

Carl Sagan's words and philosophy behind space travel could help you make deep relationships.

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Where Does Your Country Rank in Global Emoji Use?

Software developers SwiftKey analyzed over one billion emoji from around the world. Here’s what they’ve learned.

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A Love Story Told with the Eyes

How one couple learned to communicate when ALS took his voice, using an old-fashioned alphabet and open-source technology.

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The Noun Project: Using Iconic Design Tools for Social Change

Catapult Design explains how they've used The Noun Project's icons as they work on design projects for social change.

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Smart Glove: Voice Recognition for Sign Language Users

A sensor-equipped glove that translates gestures into audible words could be a game-changer for the speech and hearing-impaired.

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This Is the Connected States of America

If we drew state lines based on cell phone connections, this is what our country would look like.

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Is College Worth the Money? Reflections from Six Graduates of the Class of 2011

Their answers about whether their degrees are worth it might just surprise you.

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"Long Live Dave Grohl": The 22 Best Messages Sent to the New Planet

When scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system that could sustain life, people wasted no time telling the aliens how we feel.

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Meet the Video Game School of the Future

Attention middle and high school students: You're going to want to go to this school!

Best Hate Mail Ever: The Chinese Hate Poem

Fresh from a new online collection of historical documents, an ancient Chinese tradition shows us a better way to send hate mail in 2011.

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GOOD Design Daily: The World's Simplest Mobile Phone

Behold: John's Phone, the simplest mobile phone in the world.

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The Amazing Adventures of the Traveling Advice Booth

Last summer I found myself at the legendary Burning Man festival, the eclectic arts experience extraordinaire in...

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Mind the Gap

An inner-city schoolteacher examines the lack of parental involvement. We're in the midst of parent-teacher conferences here in...