Obamacare and the Biometric Bracelet Experiment
It’s Obamacare-time!
25 Sep 201318min
NYC Tech: Who’s Your Daddy?
Mayor Bloomberg likes to take credit for transforming New York City into the second biggest technology economy in the country. Does he deserve it?
18 Sep 201315min
Phones + Mischief: From Muggers to Dennis Crowley
This week New Tech City takes you into the bodegas, laundromats and back alleys of New York's black market for stolen cell phones.
11 Sep 201319min
A Google Map of Our Brains: The Next Chapter in Neuroscience
Scientists in New York City are at the center of President Obama's brain research initiative, a $100 million effort to better understand the inner workings of the human noggin.
4 Sep 201321min
Real Estate, Rackets, Risk: When Rules Get Rewritten
When it comes to finding just the right sized office space, New York City's tech companies are turning to subleases because they are not ready to sign five to 10 year leases favored by the city's l...
28 Aug 201315min
Know Thy @Neighbor: The End of Urban Anonymity and Rural Solitude
Simple experiences, like borrowing a ladder from a neighbor or just taking a long solitary hike, are being altered by tech.
21 Aug 201318min
Grossology, Tolerant Taxis + Smart Bikes
Experiments in the life sciences, taxi technology and bike sharing are helping regular people do DIY scientific research and transform the way they get around.
14 Aug 201315min
Computerized Confessions: Biographies and Wedding Toasts in the Digital Age
Biographers have relied on handwritten letters for centuries, but more and more, they're using emails, texts and online chats to tell the story of a person's life.
7 Aug 201315min
