A home in the trees

An illustration by Patrick Hruby for the book "Tree Houses: Fairy-Tale Castles in the Air"

Philip Jodidio, author of “Tree Houses: Fairytale Castles in the Air” talks about where art, design, innovation and economics meet.

The apocalypse is canceled. Now what?

Judging by the volume of copy generated online, it appears a blog without a post addressing the no-longer-impending end of days will be obliterated by the Three Horsemen of the Blogging Apocalypse on Dec. 21.

The ripe fruits of the maker movement

Companies such as Adafruit Industries, are at the forefront of helping tens of thousands of tech hobbyists create objects that have never before existed. That, in fact, is perhaps why you’ve never heard of Adafruit Industries.

Mission ends with a crash

Mission ends with a crash

NASA sent two probes to crash into the moon’s surface Monday — on purpose.

Is this the new face of VC?

Is this the new face of VC?

Rice, and other high-powered women like her, could soon become the new face of the VC industry.

Don’t hate the education...

Don’t hate the education...

English rapper-poet Suli Breaks has struck a chord with his poem denouncing the status quo in education.

Hayley Tsukayama

Hayley Tsukayama

Done with Instagram? Try Flickr’s app

The new Flickr app lets users display and share pictures and has filters for interesting snaps.

Hayley Tsukayama

Hayley Tsukayama

Facebook releases ‘Poke’ app

The social network’s new feature allows users to send quick, self-deleting messages.

Hayley Tsukayama

Hayley Tsukayama

Last-minute presents: Gift tips for the biggest procrastinators

Waited too long to shop? Don’t despair quite yet.

Latest from Venture Beat

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How to take back control of your own social networks

COLUMN | The networks we rely on have been gradually making it clearer and clearer that we are not in control.

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 30: The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is tested the day before New Year's Eve on December 30, 2011 in New York City. The 11,875-pound Waterford crystal ball will descend a 130-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The machines’ year in review

T’is the season for year-that-was posts and stories. Now, the Web is letting you tell your own by mining your trail of big data.

Women, men and tech in 2013

The Webbmedia Group released its tech trends for 2013 with a notable projection for women in the new year.

The ‘cool or creepy’ test

The test for innovators today, beyond whether an invention works, is whether it’s “cool” or “creepy.”

The mobile bystander

The tragic death of Ki-Suck Han highlights a troubling development in our digital lives.

Whither NASA?

A committee of experts found confusion within the agency regarding its priorities.

Innovations Contributors

Who owns the future?

COLUMN | Does China or the U.S. own the future? The answer is more complicated than what is presented in straight-line projections.

The ripe fruits of the maker movement

Companies such as Adafruit Industries, are at the forefront of helping tens of thousands of tech hobbyists create objects that have never before existed. That, in fact, is perhaps why you’ve never heard of Adafruit Industries.

A home in the trees

Philip Jodidio, author of “Tree Houses: Fairytale Castles in the Air” talks about where art, design, innovation and economics meet.

Innovations: Guest Voices

Richard Branson, chairman and founder of Virgin Group Ltd., pauses during a session of the Open Innovations International Forum for Innovative Development in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. The Forum brings together representatives from business, the authorities, and sciences, to share experiences and analyse fundamental global trends. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Richard Branson

The dyslexia advantage

In an interview with Richard Branson, Schwartz discovers how the disability didn’t get in Branson’s way. In fact, it did the opposite.

I know what you did last summer

I know what you did last summer

WAPO LABS | When you're on vacation, it’s increasingly difficult to unplug — but is that a bad thing?

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Now, it’s your turn...

"If you could design your own tree house — your personal castle in the sky, if you will — what would it look like? Where would you build it?"

Innovation in the Twitterverse

Tour the world and follow the innovation conversation on Twitter. (source: UMapper)