Why the Sting of Layoffs Can Be Sharper for Men

Differences in “his” and “her” layoffs are beginning to take shape as job losses mount — revealing gender dynamics that may not have been as apparent when the Dow was at 14,000.

Original post by By HANNAH SELIGSON

Novelties: ‘Fantastic Voyage,’ Revisited: The Pill That Navigates

Philips Research has developed a prototype for a pill that can navigate toward a specific spot in the body and deposit its medicine there, radioing dispatches to the doctor as it travels.

Original post by By ANNE EISENBERG

Unboxed: Disruptive Innovation, Applied to Health Care

Technological advances are making it possible to envision a health care system that provides more individualized care without necessarily increasing costs, some experts say.

Original post by By JANET RAE-DUPREE

Fishing the Bahama Flats

Follow the bonefish with your fly rod on Acklins Island, only five hours of flight time from New York, but a whole world away.

Original post by By SAM SIFTON