Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
Why We May Not See the Next Sandy Coming
Failing weather satellites will reduce our ability to forecast and track future storms
October 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Halloween Tradition Best Left Dead: Kale as Matchmaker
Be happy this Scottish tradition is passé, your future marriage may have depended on it
October 30, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
The Best Video Game Players Are Also the Jerkiest
How do people who are really good at these games make moral choices?
October 29, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
In Honor of Wikipedia’s Near-Completion, Here Are Its Most Awesomely Weird Entries
Many of the main articles that the encyclopedia might have, from history to math and science, are almost complete. Thankfully we still have the weird Wikipedia entries to keep us entertained
October 26, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Young People Still Love Libraries
Most Americans between 16 - 29 still use the library to get books—real, paper books
October 23, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
A Brief History of the Teleprompter
How a makeshift show business memory aid became the centerpiece of modern political campaigning
October 23, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
This Robot Dances Gangnam Style Better Than You
Charli, already a renowned soccer player, is now a slick dancer
October 22, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Don’t Waste Your Best Ideas on Focus Groups
The best ideas would do terribly in focus groups, says designer Gianfranco Zaccai, because people don't know that they're going to like new things
October 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
This is What a Viral Image Spread Looks Like
Much like the fungus of the internet, viral images and posts spread and creep across all social media platforms
October 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
161 Years Ago Today Ahab First Battled the White Whale, and Critics Hated It
Today marks the 161st anniversary of Moby Dick, the epic seafaring tale by Herman Melville, and Google is celebrating with its own Doodle
October 18, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Either Curiosity Is Shedding Or Mars Is Covered in Weird Shiny Particles
After an unknown object turned out to be nothing but plastic, scientists were surprised to find more shiny things buried in the dirt
October 17, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Inside Google’s Top Secret Data Centers
It's the physical network of thousands of fiber miles and servers that create the multibillion-dollar infrastructure that makes Google Google
October 17, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Turn Your Favorite Words of Wisdom into Beautiful Art
A new company called Epic Frequency turns historic audio files into artwork
October 17, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Alpha Centauri Has a Planet
A newly discovered planet circling Alpha Centauri is only four light years away and could point the way to habitable planets nearby
October 17, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Today We Celebrate a Woman Who Saw the Future of Computers
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day celebrating the life of Lady Lovelace, a seventeenth century countess who published a paper that might be the first computer program ever devised
October 16, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Should All Students Be Forced to Learn Computer Science?
Kids these days are computer wizzes, but they don't actually know how computers work.
October 16, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Yesterday’s Google Doodle Celebrates Little Nemo, Takes You Back to Childhood Fantasy Land
Yesterday's Google Doodle celebrated the 107th anniversary of Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic strip by Winsor McCay that hit the presses for nine years
October 16, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
To Avoid Poison Ivy Rashes, Make the Plant’s Sap Glow
What happens when a geologist who's immune to the poison ivy, marries a chemist who's allergic?
October 15, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
This Helmet Knows When You’ve Crashed And Calls for Help
A new helmet, registering the impact of a mini-van's passenger door on your body, has sent out a signal for medical assistance
October 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
A New Great Depression and Ladies on the Moon: 1970s Middle School Kids Look to the Year 2000
The ideal future according to a ten-year-old: shorter school days, lower taxes, and lots and lots of robots
October 12, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
