Rebecca Greenfield

Rebecca Greenfield is a staff writer for The Atlantic Wire.

10 Fitness Apps to Help You Meet Your New Year's Resolutions

10 Fitness Apps to Help You Meet Your New Year's Resolutions

After holiday eating and drinking, many make it a point to spend the new year losing weight. Smartphone apps can help. More »

Celebrity Invention: Christie Brinkley's Educational Toy

Celebrity Invention: Christie Brinkley's Educational Toy

In an effort to help kids learn the alphabet, the world-class supermodel designed a game using magnetic pieces and colors More »

Beginner's Guide: What to Do With Your New Video Gaming System

Beginner's Guide: What to Do With Your New Video Gaming System

If you received a new video game console this holiday season, we've assembled the must-have games and accessories More »

'Metaschool': The Education of the Future?

'Metaschool': The Education of the Future?

In 1992 George May predicted a better American educational system, imagining a new type of school by 2010. Was he right? More »

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A Look at 2010 Through Food Patents

Best of the Web

How Much Did All of Those AOL CDs Cost?

Using Twitter With an Outdated Phone

Using Twitter With an Outdated Phone

I'm not quite ready for an upgrade, but my archaic phone is starting to affect my social media presence. How can I stay connected without paying fees to use the Internet on my current device? More »

Study: Headphones Not Damaging to Teens' Hearing

Study: Headphones Not Damaging to Teens' Hearing

New analysis published today found no change in the prevalence of hearing loss from the early '90s to the mid-2000s More »

Celebrity Invention: Donatella Versace's Asymmetric Pen

Celebrity Invention: Donatella Versace's Asymmetric Pen

The fashion icon invented a pen that seems to have nothing special going for it except that she's the one who designed it More »

Picture of the Day: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Blood Vessel

Picture of the Day: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Blood Vessel

Scientists discovered a blood vessel that looks a lot like one of Santa's flying helpers More »

Celebrity Invention: Steve McQueen's Bucket Seat

Celebrity Invention: Steve McQueen's Bucket Seat

The King of Cool may not have performed all of his own stunts as he liked to boast, but he did have a patent to his name More »

Yelp: The Next Dating Site

Yelp: The Next Dating Site

Built as a service for reviewing local businesses, Yelp has many of the same components we see in online dating sites -- and users have noticed More »

10 Handmade Gifts for Your Favorite Electronics

10 Handmade Gifts for Your Favorite Electronics

This holiday season, check out some of the best accessories made by Etsy's sellers for your gizmos and gadgets More »

Celebrity Invention: Harry Connick Jr.'s Digital Sheet Music

Celebrity Invention: Harry Connick Jr.'s Digital Sheet Music

The man behind one of the most popular Christmas albums of all time invented a method for coordinating music display More »

Trend Watch: Why Your Facebook Friends Have Cartoon Profile Pictures

Trend Watch: Why Your Facebook Friends Have Cartoon Profile Pictures

The Campaign to End Violence Against Children is raising awareness about child abuse More »

Celebrity Invention: Steven Spielberg's Audio Editing Device

Celebrity Invention: Steven Spielberg's Audio Editing Device

Perfect for the man (or woman) on the go, the famed director's invention would allow you to annotate a document from anywhere More »

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Settlers of Catan: The New Monopoly?

Celebrity Invention: Rachael Ray's Bowl

Celebrity Invention: Rachael Ray's Bowl

The popular Food Network host managed to patent this wonderful bowl design More »

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Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy': Best Album of the Year?

Celebrity Invention: Walt Disney's Art of Animation

Celebrity Invention: Walt Disney's Art of Animation

Before Shrek, Wall-E, or Woody, there was Mickey. And thanks to Disney's animations, there will always be Mickey. More »

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Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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