Shane Snow is a journalist in New York City. MS/Journalism, Columbia; Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts. Contact for speaking inquiries at http://shanesnow.com/speaking
Year-Long, First Of It's Kind Study of US Government Pay Reveals Hidden Gender Pay Gap Issues [FOIA DATA]
Although women hold half of all state and federal service jobs, they make 10% less than men in the public sector, according to an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests by an investigative non-profit.
The analysis by the Contently Foundation, a non-profit for investigative journalism, found that women earn 10% less median income than men in the public sector. The employee earnings records also show that 73% of government workers making $100,000 or mo...
A Quest to Understand What Makes Things Funny : The New Yorker
A Quest to Understand What Makes Things Funny
How Real Navy SEALs Would Handle Famous Movie Missions
Navy SEALs are having the best year and a half ever. We've been inundated with tell-all books, documentaries, and big-budget action movies (the upcoming Zero Dark Thirty) about the special-ops frogmen... and then there's that whole Team-Six-killing-Osama thing. We're beginning to think there's no task too big for these badasses.
What It's Like to Eat Nothing but This Magical, Healthy Ice Cream for 10 Days
I ate 50 pints of ice cream in a row for Science. You're welcome!
New York's Most Misunderstood Mammal | Observer
How bad science and bureaucracy bred NYC’s strange relationship with ferrets.
Dreaming of Hoverboards
Aerospace-inspired OneWheel electric skateboard doesn't float, but it feels like it.
Data Shows: New Yorkers In A Blizzard Are Gluttons
A quick piece for NYMag about our greasy eating habits, and snowstorms.
How Matt's Machine Works ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community
With a new version out and millions hooked, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg's unconventional model can make or break the Web.
How Stars Like Jay Z And Martha Stewart End Up With Samsung
How Stars Like Jay Z And Martha Stewart End Up With Samsung Phones
Orson Scott Card Talks Ender's Game in Rare Interview
The sci-fi writer opens up about Ender's Game and more.
The Art of Strategic Laziness | The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
The team was in third place by the time David Heinemeier Hansson leapt into the cockpit of the black-and-pink Le Mans Prototype 2...
The Innovator's Question: What Would Fosbury Do? - HBR
The Innovator's Question: What Would Fosbury Do? - ...
The Music at Your Next Rave Could Be Produced in the Cloud ...
The Music at Your Next Rave Could Be Produced in th...