Cold-water swimming is surging in popularity. What makes taking the plunge so powerful for the mind and body?

Researchers are hoping to study a group of 10,000 dogs over the course of 10 years to see whether they can improve the life expectancy of canines and their overall quality of life cnn.it/32Q0fCi

Tonight at Chi Hack Night, the IN2IT Chicago group kicks off their presentation by discussing civic engagement and the barriers to it. #civictech

146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor

What's a Wikipedia "rabbit hole," you ask? It's when you visit us to read about Napoléon Bonaparte and suddenly it's 3am and you're learning all about the first painting to earn a world record for largest depicted number of cats. Try it! It's fun!

We like learning -Museums Outnumber Starbucks and McDonalds Locations in the U.S. #Chicago m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id…

Effects of #IoT begin in manufacturing but flow to service industries: healthcare, hospitality, & more. cards.twitter.com/cards/3fjk05/1…

Recently discovered Cotopaxi - great company!

This better be good: One product could be GoPro's next billion dollar business businessinsider.com/one-product-co…

Chicagolanders: Watch #TheMartian and discuss afterwards with UChicago scientists, Jan. 9 The University of Chicago bit.ly/1YwHoDh

Summing just got a bit more incentivized AudioFlood

$70M won't bridge the "valley of death" for this brilliant energy storage tech... via MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com/qa/544611/the-…

Get ready for Google to buy a bunch of cloud startups in 2016, says top cloud investor flip.it/dq..r #SaaS #PaaS

Fit Body, Fit Brain and Other Fitness Trends - NYTimes.com #brainscience mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/201…

Always wear protective eyewear #drone

Open for business: Montreal institute going ‘open’ to accelerate science | Science | AAAS sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/m…

.Campbell's updates its investment portfolio in response to consumers' desire for #healthier and fresher food tinyurl.com/hr5xjmj