APRIL 9, 2013

Full News Archive

• Headline: South Dakota's Innovative Legal Aid Initiative. Impact: This financial inducement could inspire other states to offer 'Legal Bounty Hunter' programs. Instead of hunting down fugitives, however, they'd just be hunting down lawyers who actually want to work in rural areas. Who knew legal assistance could become a competitive sport?. Fact: South Dakota might be the only place where you can get a lawyer's services on a buy-one-get-one-free deal. If you find one, that is.
• Headline: Track Your E-Reading Progress. Impact: This tech could lead to the rise of the 'Teacher AI' that not only knows if you've done your e-reading but also calculates your chances of making it through life without ever having to read a book again. Fact: If only they had this technology during Shakespeare's time, the world might have been spared from countless ill-prepared actors fumbling through 'To be or not to be.'.
• Headline: He Held On to His Play Until She Could Be in It. Impact: Eisenberg's decision to wait for Redgrave could inspire playwrights everywhere to hold their works hostage, thinking it might make them more valuable. Spoiler: it won't. Fact: If you think waiting for a big star is tough, try waiting for a friend to finally finish binge-watching that series so you can discuss it. It's a modern tragedy.
• Headline: Japan Re-Emerges in the Aerospace Arena With a New Jet. Impact: Japan's re-emergence in aerospace might lead to a future where we all fly in jets that can also function as karaoke booths. Remember, nothing beats belting out 'I Will Survive' at 30,000 feet. Fact: The Mitsubishi Zero was once feared in the skies; now they’re hoping their new jet will take off for entirely different reasons—like being the fastest way to your next vacation.