Новости за 18.02.2016

Data from language learning app Babbel shows exactly who is learning to speak other languages, why they're doing it, and how much difficulty they're having.

For people at the bottom of the pyramid, making their own products can be a valuable solution to get products they need—but don't have.

Apple rolls out two more snappy spots to tout its 3D Touch and Live Photo features.

"The Last Job On Earth" is a scarily accurate depiction of our automated future.

No one knows how it got there—or what it's supposed to mean.

Employees of Berlin's public transport company BVG got a creepy surprise last week, when they discovered a fully-furnished bedroom in an unused section of U-Bahn tunnel. The bedroom was tidy and well looked-after, but the BVG claims that it wasn't lived in.

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Haven't caught up on all the Best Picture nominees yet? Here's a crash course.

Frito-Lay's VP of marketing Jeff Klein: "There are no borders in social media."

Eterna is a game designed to let gamers help scientists figure out how to manipulate RNA. Now some of Eterna's players have become scientists themselves.

A new startup called Indigo is engineering the microbiome of our crops.

Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this proposed museum and memorial would help the country remember—and hopefully heal—from one of the most shameful pieces of our history.

These game developers are designing across gender boundaries—and leading the way for the rest of their industry.

"We live in a society in which people increasingly put themselves on stage, so these actors need make-up."

The team says going light on the "sponsor" and heavy on the creative has been a slam dunk.

Paul Rust talks Love, the TV series that grew out of his own relationship and takes the Netflix model to the next level.

This year's most shocking horror film has an equally shocking promotional partner.

Introducing the "Veggie Burger principle."

Veggie burgers fall through the gaps in the grill, or pinch off into little sloppy nuggets when you bite into the bun. But they might hold the key to making the country eat more healthily—if you make healthy food look like junk food, people will buy (and eat) it. That's the theory behind Priceonomics' Veggie Burger Principle.

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The Tomahawk goes 0 to 60 in three seconds and has a top speed of 160 mph. And you can help make it happen.