Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
Estonia’s Teaching 100 Percent of Its First Graders to Code
Estonia is implementing a new curriculum that will teach 100 percent of its publicly educated students to write code
September 06, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Future Parents Will Always, Always Know Where Their Kids Are
There may be 70 million people tracking their family members through GPS-enabled phones in 2016
September 05, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Why Do Students Give Teachers Apples and More from the Fruit’s Juicy Past
The perfect back-to-school treat has a colorful past that once brought the wrath of an axe-wielding reformer
September 05, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Crazy Lies Haters Threw at Rachel Carson
Silent Spring turns 50 this month, but Rachel Carson's ecological game-changer was not always the beloved green bible it is today
September 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Best Backroad Bike Rides of the California North Coast
Cycling the West Coast is easy, whether you're riding from Canada to Mexico or Portland to San Francisco. To add some spice to this predictable and popular route, I've taken to the backroads
September 04, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
The Accidental History of the @ Symbol
Once a rarely used key on the typewriter, the graceful character has become the very symbol of modern electronic communication
September 2012 |
By William F. Allman
How Can a Jellyfish This Slow Be So Deadly? It's Invisible
One of the world's most devastating predators is brainless, slow and voracious
September 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
How Steve Jobs' Love of Simplicity Fueled A Design Revolution
Passionate to the point of obsessive about design, Steve Jobs insisted that his computers look perfect inside and out
September 2012 |
By Walter Isaacson
Real-Life Cyborg Heart is Beating at Harvard
Harvard scientists infused rat heart cells with wires and transistors that monitor the tissue's electrical impulses
August 30, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Blind Woman Sees the Light Thanks to Bionic Eye
A patient with no vision was recently outfitted with a bionic eye that restored some of her sight
August 30, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
At a Glance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Oregon Coast
The coastal Highway 101 route, through rainforest and redwoods, is as beautiful as it is popular
August 29, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
Today Was the World’s Biggest Food Fight, Welcome to La Tomatina
What does it look like when 40,000 people start throwing 100 metric tons of tomatoes at each other?
August 29, 2012 |
By Jeanie Riess
Playing Video Games At Home Turns 40
The Magnavox Odyssey went on sale 40 years ago, sparking the home video game revolution
August 29, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Your Significant Other Might be Spying on You
About a third of people think it's okay to snoop on a significant other's cell phone or email if they suspect foul play
August 28, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Five Epic Patent Wars That Don’t Involve Apple
The recent Apple patent decision was a big one, but here are some historical patent wars you might not have heard of
August 27, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Your Password Will Probably be Hacked Soon
Passwords are getting weaker and hackers are getting better at figuring them out
August 27, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Check Out the Milwaukee Police’s Mind-Blowing, Crime-Busting Site
The Milwaukee Police are tackling crime with creativity and great web design
August 27, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why is Bluetooth Called Bluetooth? (Hint: Vikings!)
Bluetooth's odd name harkens back to Swedish telecommunication company Ericsson's Viking heritage
August 27, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Who Needs to Wash Their Twitter Mouth Out? A Map of Profanity on Twitter
Watch the Twitter users of the United States wake up and greet their followers with either a good morning, or something a little less appropriate
August 21, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Bill Gates’ Potty Mouth – His Eco-friendly Toilet Contest Hands Out $100,000 in Prizes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Reinvent the Toilet Challenge invited entrepreneurs and researchers to try their hand at creating novel ways of disposing of - or even better, making use of - human waste
August 20, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
