NASA Selects Housing Designs for Mars

To encourage design thinking for the next stage of space exploration (and potential settlement), NASA hosted the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge—tasking designers with imagining plans for homes on Mars. Every entry carried a distinct futurism and descriptions of the functionality within but winner Mars Ice House proposed something extraordinary—a 3D-printed dual layer ice dome. From Team Space Exploration Architecture and Clouds Architecture Office in New York, …

Confirming the Medical Benefits of Marijuana

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine has released a whopping 400-page study on the clinical benefits of marijuana wherein they support almost 100 conclusions. The report features information from 10,000 scientific studies and notes many positive effects, including cannabinoids’ impact on treating chronic pain. It also states that smoking marijuana is not linked to cancers that arise from smoking tobacco products (though respiratory …

Insight on Snapchat’s New Features

As alluring as Snapchat can be, and liberating when it comes to sharing with spontaneity as opposed to belabored editing, it’s been far from intuitive—especially regarding search. Today, the social media service unveiled their universal search feature making it far easier to find groups, publishers and friends. With its “Quick Chat” functionality, users can find exactly what they’re looking for quickly. That said, influencers and …