"The biggest leaps are almost always early in the development of a technology. For example, consider the change from superstition and folk remedies to the germ theory of disease. Even with all the medical advances since, what can compare to that leap?"

Developer John Siracusa

Video of a guy *really* enjoying his fancy umbrella

Infographic on next-gen kids

"Try lacing your hands together. You habitually do it one way. Now try doing it with the other thumb on top. Feels awkward, doesn’t it? That’s the valuable moment we call confusion, when we fuse the old with the new."

Dawna Markova, author of “The Open Mind” on Innovation.

Electronic pop act Owl City has a beautiful cover for their latest album “The Midsummer Station.”

Apple user Andrew Kim makes an awesome case for re-branding Microsoft in the new age.

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