Construction in New York City, Greek Bailout & Universal Patterns

Explore Every Construction Project in New York City with this New Interactive Map

The New York City Department of Building has created a real-time interactive mapdetailing every major construction project currently underway in the Big Apple.

Greece was never bailed out – it remains locked in an EU debtor’s prison

Punitive conditions attached to the ‘rescue’ package mean the Greek financial tragedy may never end

The Universal Pattern Popping Up in Math, Physics and Biology

Quanta’s In Theory video series returns with an exploration of a mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature.

10 crazy things Silicon Valley thinks are normal that make the rest of the country think it’s out of touch

    In Silicon Valley, it’s not unheard of to commute 10 hours to work, order a car that hasn’t even been designed yet, or pay $1 million for a condo in a sinking skyscraper.

    A 150,000-person study of credit card and cell phone records reveals how stereotypes of city dwellers are often wrong

    The majority of consumer purchases went toward food, with grocery stores and restaurants topping the list.