Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
Facebook Snuck Into the World of Basic Cell Phones And Took Over
How Facebook is reaching those without smart phones
September 25, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
If We Had Followed This Plan, We’d Be Living on Mars By Now
If you think Curiosity is exciting, imagine where we could have been if someone had put these guys in charge
September 25, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
New iPad App Lets You Noodle Around Einstein’s Noggin
iPad app sees Einstein's autopsied brain digitized
September 25, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Next Year, We Start to Run Out of Bacon
This year's US drought is rippling through globalized agriculture. Next on the chopping block? Bacon
September 25, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Trains of Tomorrow, After the War
The wartime inconveniences of traveling by train prompted the promise for "the finest transportation the world has ever seen"
September 21, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Top 5 “Science Done Right” Moments in Movies
Directors take note: scientist and author David Kirby commends the accuracy in these popular films
September 21, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
This Robot Is Made Entirely of Paper And It Can Walk
This guy built a whole robot out of paper, and it actually works
September 20, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Honey Was the Wonder Food That Fueled Human Evolution (And Now It’s Disappearing)
Energy-rich honey could have been the food that let humans get so brainy
September 20, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Six Things to Do and Places to See Before Climate Change Swamps the Party
Get out and view a wild polar bear and visit Tuvalu and other low-lying islands while you have a chance
September 20, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
50 Years of the Jetsons: Why The Show Still Matters
Although it was on the air for only one season, The Jetsons remains our most popular point of reference when discussing the future.
September 19, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Top 5 “Science Done Wrong” Moments in Movies
From asteroids to cloning, author and scientist David Kirby weighs in
September 19, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
The Real World Versions of Revolution’s Dystopian Cities
A new TV show looks very dystopian, but there are places that resemble Revolution's landscape in the world today
September 18, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
A Map of Every Passenger Plane in the Skies at This Instant
This site tracks thousands of passenger planes as they fly around the world
September 17, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
What’s Their Bacon Number? Let Me Google That For You
If you've ever wondered what someone's Bacon number is, you now have to look no further than a quick Google search
September 17, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Farming Family Makes High-Tech Crop Circles
An Alberta family won the Guinness World Record for turning the corn field into a QR code
September 14, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The World’s Oldest Color Movie Dates to 1901
A goldfish, a macaw, and some happy children were captured in color video from the early 1900s
September 13, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
This 6-Year Old Helped Build a Supercomputer out of LEGO And $25 Computer Chips
Sixty-four Raspberry Pi chips and a LEGO rack makes a surprisingly effective computer
September 13, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Don’t Trust Robots? The Pentagon Doesn’t Either
Not everyone at the Pentagon is ready to embrace the new robot army
September 13, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Your Fridge Is the Most Important Invention in the History of Food
The Royal Society has decided that of all the things we've invented surrounding food, the refrigerator is the most important
September 13, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Microsoft Wants to Build You a Holodeck
Video game designers are pushing away from their old best friend, the television
September 12, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
