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Create Your Very Own False Memories by Lying on Facebook
The brain is notoriously poor at recalling past events, and social media just makes it worse
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Cloud Seeding Study Suggests We Could Boost Rain And Snow by 15 Percent
After comparing the effect of cloud seeding generators on snowfall in two nearby mountain ranges, researchers think a program might help
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If the Earth’s Orbit Stopped We Would Have About A Month To Contemplate Our Doom
Fortunately, this is just a thought experiment
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What’s the Best Method For Preventing School Attacks?
A new type of glass designed to keep gunmen out of school raises the question of whether defense is being prioritized over prevention
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Tesla’s New Car Can Go From Boston to Baltimore on a Single Charge
One charge can carry the Tesla Roadster up to 400 miles
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A Few Things You Can Do With Unneeded Presents
The first challenge is saying thank you for something you can’t use, but here’s some ideas about what to do next
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Argentinian Orangutan Is “Non-Human Person,” Says Court
Being in the zoo impinges on her freedom
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Advanced Prosthetics Help a Dog Run And a Man Move Robotic Arms With His Mind
Two recent stories showcase the latest advances in prosthetics and the lives they have changed
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The Turing Test of Computer Intelligence Is Too Easy
To better test our computer programs’ intelligence, we should to ask them for stories and drawings
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China Just Opened the World’s Largest Water Diversion Project
An unprecedented engineering project sends water to China’s parched North
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TGI Fridays Has Dispatched Mistletoe-Carrying Drones in Restaurants
There’s already been one collision between drone and human
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These Adorable Robot Toys Teach Kids How to Code
The two bots using a basic visual language, and they are just one way to introduce children to computer programming
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An in-depth investigation of five cities using police body cameras highlights what the technology addresses and what it doesn’t
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Goodbye CAPTCHA: Just Click a Box to Prove You’re Not a Robot
Google is getting rid of spam bots and annoying squiggly text at the same time
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A Worm’s Gut Could Help Dispose of Plastic Trash
Microbes found in the guts of waxworms like to feast on polyethylene
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The Fracking Boom Could Burn Out Decades Before It’s Supposed To
Overenthusiastic shale gas estimates may be setting the world up for a fracking crash
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MIT Is Giving Its Students Bitcoin
Researchers interested in studying how people use Bitcoin are handing out $100 worth of the currency to whoever wants it
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The White House Is Going Digital With Its Holiday Decorations
Robot dogs, an interactive holiday card and crowd-sourced light shows are a few of the new additions
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Girl Scouts Can Now Sell Cookies Online
But you’ll still need to interact with a real, live Girl Scout to gain digital access to their cookies
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There’s an Airbnb for Fields in England
In the U.K., you can rent a field for weddings, concerts, sports matches or simply your own enjoyment
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