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Military jets which fly over Europe without identifying themselves pose a high risk to civilian aircraft, aviation safety officials said in a report published on Tuesday

Political Twitter followers are largely useless filler according to Obama's re-election architect

The writer–director of Ex Machina talks robot consciousness, mass surveillance and trying to wrap his head around the multiverse

Every two years people around the world suddenly obsessively watch odd niche sports like ice dancing, biathalon, and rhythmic gymnastics. So I wish similar enthusiasm could be summoned for the exploration dives of the Deep Discoverer, NOAA’s ROV aboard the research vessel Okeanos Explorer and vehicles like it, which are streamed live on the internet.

Compare and contrast. Zooming in for greater detail: The same fly, the same pose, the same camera settings. All I changed was the background, and the difference in the animal’s appearance between the two photographs is immense.

Blame your service provider—and mobile video

Trust issues plague bitcoin and other digital currencies. Licensed exchanges could change that

An air safety expert talks about automated cockpits and when, if ever, commercial aircraft will be piloted remotely

Scientific American contributor Keren Elazari argues in a 2014 TED talk that securing cyberspace is impossible without the help of hackers.

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

Virtual currencies such as bitcoin rely on this digital public ledger system to guard against fraud, an approach that could likewise secure the coming Internet of things

We live a mere 93 million miles from an enormous fusion reactor. It’s easy to overlook this, after all the Sun is only about halfway through its long slog of converting protons into helium nuclei deep inside its core.