Smart Takes
Infographic: The United States of Facebook
A former Apple engineer used information from Facebook's massive user database to discover the "real" borders of the United States of America.
Business Brains
Three ways to produce metrics that really matter to your business
Analytical tools now deliver a firehose of data to businesses. Here's what to keep in mind to producing information that leads to performance and growth.
Pure Genius
Discovery’s Olly Steeds asks the tough questions
World-traveler and mystery-solver, this investigative journalist says in the history he uncovers, he finds lessons for today.
Thinking Tech
Prius recall pales next to faulty software in Mercedes Sensotronic brakes
Mercedes' Sensotronic brake problems five years ago blow the Prius hybrid's away, but the culprit was the same: faulty software.
Rethinking Healthcare
Statins for everybody?
JUPITER claimed heart attacks dropped 54%, strokes 48% and the need for operations opening up arteries by 46% among statin-eating old-timers, compared with those who didn't take the meds.
Smart Video
Active SmartPlanet
- That cold snap was global warming in action
- Why I still hesitate to buy an American-made vehicle
- GM hits Volt battery milestone; What's the car's magic price?
- Are sports cars dead?
- So what happens now?
- Survey: Americans are fat...and delusional
- The Econosphere: how the economy really works
- Will spending on global warming deter health care foreign aid?
Sponsored IBM Resources
- Webcast: IBM executives and clients discuss a host of new offerings that deliver and support a dynamic infrastructure.
- Analyst Paper: IBM Information Infrastructure solutions can help reduce costs & transform your storage environment.
- Five Critical Success Factors in overcoming workforce disruptions.
- This buyer's guide describes common identity and access management challenges and the capabilities required to address them.
- Explore how a service-oriented architecture (SOA) can help an enterprise align its IT infrastructure with business needs.
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