Peace petition leads to arrests and university investigations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Here are non-work related tasks you can tackle during your lunch hour that will make your evenings and weekends at home easier.As a parent, it's tempting to work through your lunch hour each day, hoping that you'll get a few extra things done to allow you to leave the office on time, or maybe even a few minutes early. But working through lunch doesn't always guarantee you'll leave at 5 p.m. Instead, here are six non-work-related tasks you can tackle during your lunch hour that will make your evenings and weekends at home easier.Read Full Story

The city's commissioner of consumer affairs has sent subpoenas to four sellers of the vulnerable devices demanding answers on their security practices. The post NYC Launches Investigation Into Hackable Baby Monitors appeared first on WIRED.

Journalist Jo Marchant explores surprising new research into curing the body with the mind -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The makeup giant recently launched Sephora Accelerate, its version of a startup incubator—just don't expect it to give you tons of money.When Corrie Conrad got a call from Sephora last year asking if she'd be interested in a job with the makeup retailer, she was initially unenthused. She'd been working at Google for eight years and wasn't really looking to leave. But her interest was piqued when Sephora mentioned its plans to focus on social impact. "I've been passionate about that for the last decade," Conrad says. Prior to Google, she worked with the Clinton Foundation, lived and worked in Rwanda, and received her masters in international development from Princeton. "I realized I shared a vision with the executive leadership here, and that vision was helping Sephora use our strengths for even greater good in our communities."Read Full Story

Starry offers wireless internet access to people's homes at up to gigabit speeds. The post Aereo Founder’s New Startup Wants to Bring You Wi-Fi—And Cut Out the Providers appeared first on WIRED.

Elon Musk's venture follows up successful rocket landing on terra firma with one that nearly, but not quite, demonstrates a successful landing at sea -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Our very own Managing Art Director performs his song "If You Won’t Break My Heart, I Don’t Stand a Chance" in the WIRED studio. The post Victor Krummenacher Performs Live in the WIRED Studio appeared first on WIRED.

For the first time, the company formerly known as Google will report the financial performance of its many different subsidiaries.If you've been confused about how Google fits into Alphabet, and how the recast search giant's many different divisions perform, you'll want to pay close attention next Monday.Read Full Story

Scientists find there’s nearly a 100 percent chance that bugs are creeping, slithering and hopping throughout your home at this very moment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

When Kanye went on a rampage, Twitter found itself in a great position. The post Finally, a Twitter Moment That Matters: Kanye Goes on a Rampage appeared first on WIRED.

In the market for a new squad? There's a Tinder-like app for that.By now, most singles have tried—or at least heard of—swiping right for love, with various degrees of success—but what about doing the same for friendship? That's the idea behind Hey! VINA, a new Tinder-esque app launching today that applies the Tinder approach to matchmaking platonic relationships between women.Read Full Story

At a Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health forum on diet and health, Walter Willett, chair of the school's nutrition department, said that adoption of more healthful eating habits even late in... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Olympus' latest camera is the highest-end model in the PEN lineup, combining OMD-level specs with a classic aesthetic. The post Olympus’ Classy Old-School Camera Sports New-School Specs appeared first on WIRED.

Oscar Health's marketing and customer experience is top-notch. But is its health insurance model truly disruptive?Like most of us, Sarah Doody dreaded interacting with her health insurance provider. So the New York-based product designer decided to take a chance in 2014 on a startup called Oscar Health, which bills itself as "revolutionizing health insurance."Read Full Story

Why would a biochemist make three-dimensional prints of budding yeast cells? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The sweeping technology being used by Anaheim police picks up tracking data from every phone for miles--in this case, the miles around Disneyland. The post California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones appeared first on WIRED.

Find a hotel with a pool, stay for a Saturday, and you might have more fun than you expect.If you've got a family, traveling for work can be tough. You miss the kids. They miss you. That homesickness leads some working parents to consider a radical solution: bringing the kids along on business trips.Read Full Story