This Mysterious NYC Castle Was Actually America’s First Cancer Hospital
On the southwest corner of Central Park West and 106th Street in New York City, there’s an enormous castle. It takes up the whole east end of the block, with its red brick cylindrical turrets topped with gleaming silver cones. The stained glass windows and intricate stonework make the building look like something out of…
How to Design for Thumbs in the Era of Huge Screens
After years of resistance, Apple’s iPhone 6 announcement last week officially signaled the Dawn of the Era of Huge Screens. And it’s going to crash into existence in a big way. Just this Monday, Apple announced that they’d sold over four million pre-orders for the phones the opening night of pre-orders. In only one night,…
Humans Evolved To Be Fair For Selfish Reasons
New research suggests we’re motivated to seek equal rewards — despite the disadvantages to ourselves — to prevent our partners from being unhappy and to avoid any negative outcomes that may follow. “Make sure you play fairly,” often say parents to their kids. In fact, children do not need encouragement to be fair, it is…