1. Invention and innovation : a long history and modern infatuation -- 2. Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable. Leaded gasoline ; DDT ; Chlorofluorocarbons -- 3. Inventions that were to ...

The cliché image of someone being struck by a billion-dollar idea is a bright lightbulb glowing over their head. But in the ...

Putting failure front and center, an exhibition has opened in Washington D.C that showcases products and inventions from around the world that have flopped. The Museum of Failure puts more than 150 ...

Without inventions, we wouldn’t have many of the modern luxuries we have today. But not all inventions are major wins like cellphones, stoplights, or washing machines. Many more are in the category of ...

History loves a winner, but car culture has always had a soft spot for glorious losers. The kind of cars that sold like warm beer at an ice hockey game, yet somehow managed to leave fingerprints all ...

A post by guest blogger, Tim Eyre, on learning from failure. "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill Failure. The word conjures up ...

Hear from Paul Solman and fellow educators as they discuss the vital role that human connection plays in overcoming social & political divides Hear from Chris Woods on the importance of STEM learning ...

For every invention that changes humanity for the better there's a slew that would have been better off left on the drawing board. Many of these contraptions, weird gadgets, and strange notions are ...

In today’s rapidly changing world, proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) matters more than ever. Yet, as important as STEM may be, business decision-makers, government ...

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, saying that a ...