Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering - a field long dominated by Ph.D.s toiling in university and corporate laboratories. ...more

December 26, 2008

that would be the mid 1970s, when Bill Gates founded Microsoft and Steve Jobs assembled the first Apple computer - people started talking about the end of newspapers, and libraries without walls. ...more

October 5, 2008

Twelve-year-old Michael Mendenhall plays Neil Diamond on eight-track and compares the sound quality of Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It" on vinyl to compact disc. He scouts eBay and flea markets for a mouse he can hook up to a vintage 1980s Apple computer. ...more

June 18, 2008

Twelve-year-old Michael Mendenhall plays Neil Diamond on eight-track and compares the sound quality of Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It" on vinyl with compact disc. He scouts eBay and flea markets for a mouse he can hook up to a vintage 1980s Apple computer. ...more

June 16, 2008

Twelve-year-old Michael Mendenhall plays Neil Diamond on eight-track and compares the sound quality of Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It" on vinyl to compact disc. He scouts eBay and flea markets for a mouse he can hook up to a vintage 1980s Apple computer. ...more

June 14, 2008

Even for a celebrity chef, Jon Ashton leads a fairly surreal life. The 33-year-old from Liverpool, who calls Orlando home, appears frequently on NBC's "Today" show. He hobnobs with the likes of Martha Stewart and Food Network stars Giada DeLaurentiis and Alton Brown. A few weeks ago, he catered an event for the New England Patriots. So there's no reason the holidays would be any less stellar.. ...more

December 12, 2007

Even for a celebrity chef, Jon Ashton leads a fairly surreal life. ...more

December 11, 2007