Computer Science
Using Your Heartbeat as a Password
Researchers have developed a way of turning the unique rhythms of your heart into a form of identification
What Tech Writers Said About the iPhone When It Debuted Ten Years Ago
Not everyone thought the sleek phone/browser/music player would have mainstream appeal
Silicon Valley Owes Its Success To This Tech Genius You’ve Never Heard Of
Robert Noyce was one of the founders of Silicon Valley
Alan Turing’s World War II Headquarters Will Once Again House Codebreakers
Bletchley Park is being revived as a cybersecurity training center
Listen to This Holly, Jolly (and a Little Creepy) A.I.-Penned Christmas Song
A neural network at the University of Toronto wrote a holiday ditty based on an image of a Christmas tree
Proposed New Marine Reserve System Offers Rosy Outlook for Both the Lobster and the Lobster Fisherman
With the help of a supercomputer, Smithsonian scientists figure out how to help the lobster fishery off the coast of Honduras
Facebook Might Help You Live Longer, According to Facebook Researchers
It depends on whether online social ties strengthen real-world social ties, which are known to be good for your health
New Method Could Store Massive Amounts of Data in Diamond Defects
Scientists use lasers to probe the gem's flaws, creating data storage that could potentially last forever
Face an Active Shooter in Virtual Reality, and You May Be Better Prepared to Survive a Real-Life Encounter
A new VR program called SurviVR aims to train employees how to deal with an active shooter situation in the workplace
How Many Comedy Writers Does It Take to Help A.I. Tell a Funnier Joke?
Jokesters from Pixar and <i>the Onion</i> are on the case to make artificial intelligence seem more human
Big Data Just Got Bigger as IBM's Watson Meets the Encyclopedia of Life
An NSF grant marries one of the world's largest online biological archives with IBM's cognitive computing and Georgia Tech's moduling and simulation
Five Things to Know About Ada Lovelace
The “Countess of Computing” didn’t just create the world’s first computer program—she foresaw a digital future
Listen to the First Computer-Made Tune on Alan Turing's Synthesizer
From code-breaker to musical innovator
Scientists Virtually Peek Inside Ancient Biblical Charred Scrolls
A completely burned Biblical text is now readable
Will AI Revolutionize Wall Street?
A handful of new hedge funds promise to beat human traders by using artificial intelligence
This NASA-Developed AI Could Help Save Firefighters' Lives
AUDREY, an artificial intelligence system created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, helps firefighters navigate through blazes
The True Story of "Hidden Figures," the Forgotten Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
A new book and movie document the accomplishments of NASA’s black “human computers” whose work was at the heart of the country’s greatest battles
This Algorithm Lets You “Write” Like the Greats
Your words, their handwriting
Police Request 3D-Printed Copy of a Dead Man’s Fingers to Unlock His Smartphone
No more guessing passwords
Instead of Painkillers, Some Doctors Are Prescribing Virtual Reality
Virtual reality therapy may be medicine's newest frontier, as VR devices become better and cheaper
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