Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips. In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile food recalls for an ...

We move through the world every day assuming we have a solid grasp on the dimensions of our surroundings, but many common objects are designed to be deceptive. When we see something like a traffic ...

“What We Hold in Common” by Ximena Garrido/Ishmael Randal Weeks is an essay commissioned by PROTODISPATCH, a new digital publication featuring personal perspectives by artists addressing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in ...

If you were one of those hands-on children, who would cut in half their new toys just to see what's inside - this list is for you. Bored Panda already did a list on how common objects look from ...

Pati Hill, “Alphabet of Common Objects” (c. 1975–79), 45 black and white copier prints, each 11 x 8.5 inches (image courtesy Estate of Pati Hill) GLENSIDE, Pa. — Last weekend, I made the short drive ...

Imagine things like doorknobs, toasters and lightbulbs communicating with each other in a network that far exceeds anything we know today. The concept, often referred to as ubiquitous computing, isn’t ...