Self-Cleaning Underwear Goes Weeks Without Washing

You’ve got to read “Is the Tipping Point Toast?” [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/is-the-tipping-point-toast.html] by Clive Thompson in FastCompany. The gist of Thompson’s piece, based on the work of Duncan Watts of Yahoo Research, is that the theory that a select few “key influencers” matter

Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. But Seattle is actually doing it.  The influx of entrepreneurs and of venture capitalists to bankroll them is slowly reshaping this city and a regional economy long buffeted by the booms and busts of the aerospace and timber industries. A start-up