Every innovation that changed the world started out with people asking: Why would I ever need this? When the Wright Brothers built the first airplane, few were impressed. Same with the steam engine, ...

EVERETT — They’re better known by another name, but to keep this clean we’ll call them “shoddy” robots. Imagine a Rube Goldberg machine that uses a microprocessor or a drone — instead of two-by fours ...

Why is it that it's often the most absurd and seemingly useless products that we always want to buy? Whether it's their quirky design, an odd sense of novelty, or just the sheer fun of owning ...

For some people it’s a topic that elicits great joy and for others it’s something that provokes bone-shaking fear. I’m talking about marriage. People can have vastly different views on the matter. And ...