Sometimes the smartest answer isn’t the most technical one. This collection highlights ingenious fixes that cut through ...

When we see a problem, we want to stop and immediately fix it. This is easy enough if the fix takes 30 seconds, such as putting something away or adjusting something askew. But what do you do if ...

While having coffee with an old friend, we talked about our observations with companies lately. He talked about complacency. About people taking short cuts. This was a typical conversation I’ve had ...

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A homeless person sleeping on the lawn next to Los Angeles’ City Hall. The city’s new mayor has a program that aims to move 17,000 of the unsheltered off the streets within a year. (David ...

Many health and mental health problems defy easy solutions. But some quick fixes are so simple and effective that they can lead to amazing progress. In fact, they make me want to slap my forehead and ...

H. Damon Matthews receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Eric Galbraith receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of ...