Can Babies Be Born Addicted to Junk Food?
The tastes you grew up with, tend to stick with you
Six Public School Systems Are Trying to Replace Foam Lunch Trays With Compostable Ones
Healthier food and less wasteful utensils and packaging are next on the school lunch reform list
Should Robots Have Rights?
Would you murder a robot? If you did, should you be charged for it?
The Pictures in Your Home Goods Catalogs Are Probably Computer Rendered
Some materials are harder to render than others, but soon those catalogs will be full of space that never existed in the real world
This Wheelchair Is Controlled By a Paralyzed Patient’s Tongue
The next step, the researchers say, is to move the system outside of the lab and hospital and into the real-world environment for testing
Apple’s Working on a New Camera That Will End Blurry Photos Forever
Apple’s new patent for a light field camera could bring refocuseable photos to a camera near you
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Here’s Why the FDA Is More Than a Little Freaked Out by Personal Genetic Testing
Really, this debate isn’t about 23andMe, but about a broader question of how to deliver and interpret personal genetic data
Can’t Make a Conference? Send a Robot Instead
Now, even if you can’t swing the trip to the First Annual Catholic Conference on Geocentrism, you can send a robot instead
Get Ready for America’s First Mass Market Hydrogen-Powered Car
Hyundai aims to have a hydrogen fuel cell-powered SUV on the road by 2014
Online Courses Aren’t Actually Democratizing Education
Eighty percent of those who enrolled in online learning classes already have bachelor’s degrees. Forty four percent have some graduate education
This Camera Ball Creates a Panoramic Image When You Throw It in the Air
It’s unclear whether a $600 ball camera can be competitive in a market where most smart phones now have a “panoramic” function. But it is still nifty
Meet the First Robot to Ring the NASDAQ Bell
As trading gets more and more automated and computers more integral to the process, it was probably only time before some sort of robot rang the bell
Learning Another Language Could Help Delay Dementia
Kids who know two languages think faster and more creatively. And research even suggests that being bilingual could fortify the brain against dementia
These High-Tech Cocktail Garnishes Take a Hint From Plants And Animals
In the coming years, biomimicry could be the newest upscale dining fad, much as molecular gastronomy was in the late 1990s and locavorism is today
This Robot Is Powered by Pee
From bug eaters to pee drinkers, these robots of the future will be part of the food chain
The Inventor of Videotape Recorders Didn’t Live to See Blockbuster’s Fall
As far as Charles Ginsberg was concerned, the video tape was “one of the most significant technological advances” since the television
A Virtual Ten-Year-Old Girl Helped Identify 1,000 Online Predators
Over a ten week period, Sweetie accrued around 20,000 solicitations for virtual sex from men from around the world
This Movie Has Been Rated S for Sexist
Even with the bar set incredibly low, most movies fail this simple test for sexism
This Robot Always Wins Rock-Paper-Scissors
To do this, the Japanese robot takes advantage of humans comparatively slow visual processing time
Google Wants to Enable the Amateur Etymologist in All of Us
A quick Google will now give you the history of your word
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