Communications

A three-step plan for using data right in an age of government overreach

Are computers taking our jobs? It is surprisingly hard to say, largely because of a lack of good data

Why it's nearly impossible to design new tech that will please everyone

The National Hurricane Center’s new maps, released as the storm approached the U.S., predicted the location and severity of the surge

Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from a defense agency

As readers of this blog know, since 2005 I’ve been teaching at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. One of the best parts of being an academic is hanging out with cool (compared to me), young (compared to me), up-and-coming scholars, some of whom know far more about the history of science and [...]

The number of positive or negative posts people saw in their feeds was manipulated and found to influence the content of users' subsequent posts

Why aren't we renting out our pools, cameras or cooking skills yet?

The U.S. government must step in to fill the leadership vacuum

Do you promise to tell the truth on however many phones you carry?