How a 378-day Mars simulation changed this Canadian scientist’s outlook on life

How a 378-day Mars simulation changed this Canadian scientist’s outlook on life

When Kelly Haston emerged from NASA’s yearlong Mars simulation project, she was met with flashing cameras, beaming colleagues and rigorous applause. It was a stark change from the previous 378 days, during which she saw nobody but her three crew members, all sharing a quiet, 157-square-metre habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston meant to simulate an eventual … Read more

Western University reconsiders ties with Nobel laureate-writer Alice Munro after daughter’s disclosure

Western University reconsiders ties with Nobel laureate-writer Alice Munro after daughter’s disclosure

Western University on Friday took a step toward reconsidering its relationship with acclaimed local writer and Nobel laureate Alice Munro, announcing it has decided to pause a research chair created in her honour. The move by the London, Ont., school comes in the wake of recent revelations that Munro chose to remain married to her second husband … Read more

Is that Her? OpenAI halting ChatGPT voice after some say it sounds like Scarlett Johansson

Is that Her? OpenAI halting ChatGPT voice after some say it sounds like Scarlett Johansson

OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film Her. In a post on the social media platform X Monday, OpenAI said it is “working … Read more

Apple apologises for iPad Pro ad, scraps plan to air it on TV

Apple apologises for iPad Pro ad, scraps plan to air it on TV

Apple issued a rare apology for an advertisement touting its latest iPad Pro that upset many creatives and other customers. The company also said it will not air the ad on television as planned. The ad, which depicted musical instruments, TVs, paint cans and other creative tools being crushed into an iPad, was widely ridiculed … Read more

Keep Inspiration in Reach with Nix Color Sensor, Now $60 for One Week Only

Keep Inspiration in Reach with Nix Color Sensor, Now  for One Week Only

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Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices

Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices

An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. The Métis-math collaboration is part of a larger collection spearheaded by mathematics education researcher Ruth Beatty of Lakehead University in 2012. It’s called First Nations and Métis Math Voices.  “One of the main reasons we started … Read more

How to make sure extroverts don’t dominate brainstorms

How to make sure extroverts don’t dominate brainstorms

One of the downsides of traditional brainstorming sessions is that they favor extroverts. To participate, you need to interject ideas with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Nothing squashes introverts’ creativity quicker than being drowned out by the louder voices in the room. Traditional brainstorming also sets the stage for one or two people control the … Read more

How Mindful Eating Can Supercharge Dynamic Thinking

How Mindful Eating Can Supercharge Dynamic Thinking

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurs are ever in search of ways of reducing the number of decisions they make, in part to save brain space for the “big stuff.” Some thought leaders pare down their wardrobe to a standard look (à la Steve Jobs), for example, while others optimize (and not … Read more

Playing Video Games Contributes In Creativity Enhancement: study

Playing Video Games Contributes In Creativity Enhancement: study

Last Updated: July 09, 2019, 14:15 IST Representation purpose only. Playing video games may not be as bad as we always thought and certain games that foster creative freedom can help in increasing creativity. In the experimental study published in the Creativity Research Journal, the researchers analysed 352 participants. They compared the effects of playing … Read more

Kick Your Creative Projects into Gear with a Nix Mini 2 Color-Matching Sensor for $59.97

Kick Your Creative Projects into Gear with a Nix Mini 2 Color-Matching Sensor for .97

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. The holiday shopping season is upon us, and for any entrepreneurs with designers or visually inspired people in … Read more