Universal Basic Assets: A Smarter Fix Than Universal Basic Income?

For 40 years, Robert E. Friedman and his Washington-based nonprofit Prosperity Now have helped millions of people from economically vulnerable communities gain financial security and stability. Income disparity, however, has only grown across the United States. Now, the 69-year-old Friedman is arguing for a macroeconomic fix — and it doesn’t involve the government just doling […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

Pen-and-Paper Games Will Make You Smarter Than Your Phone

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine playing games without smartphones. Yet, for thousands of years, idle hours were happily spent with a pen and napkin (or plume and papyrus). We all know hangman and tic-tac-toe, but there’s a whole world of pen-and-paper games being eclipsed by our digital devices. And many, as you’ll find out while […]

This startup plans to take on CreditKarma by offering cash rewards for making smarter money decisions — here’s what it says about the future of consumer finance

Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock A fintech startup is giving cash rewards for consumers who sign up for its account and then take active steps to improve their financial health.  Status Money is pioneering a novel approach to personal financial management, effectively sharing some of the referral money with customers that it collects from suggesting credit cards or […]

Deezer’s AI mood detection could lead to smarter song playlists

Astute listeners know that you can’t gauge a song’s mood solely through the instrumentation or the lyrics, but that’s often what AI has been asked to do — and that’s not much help if you’re trying to sift through millions of songs to find something melancholic or upbeat Thankfully, Deezer’s researchers have found a way […]