Tech's Brain Effect: It's Complicated
We don't yet know what the immersion in technology does to our brains, but one neuroscientist says the answer is likely to be that there's good, there's bad, and it's complex.
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How 3-D Printing Could Break into the Building Industry
Imagine a single trained operator making a bridge, home or barracks
YouTube's Recommendation Algorithm Has a Dark Side
It leads users down rabbit holes
Sing Solo for Higher Fidelity
By tracking duetting choir singers, researchers found that when an individual singer's pitch drifts off tune their partner’s tend to too. Christopher Intagliata reports.
The Internet Knows You Better Than Your Spouse Does
The traces we leave on the Web and on our digital devices can give advertisers and others surprising, and sometimes disturbing, insights into our psychology
Baseball Commish Talks Big Data
At a sports technology conference, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred addressed issues including an automated strike zone and advanced analytics.
Computer Program Measures the Entropy of Art
The digitization of paintings could help art historians detect previously unknown patterns and connections
Don't Let Robots Pull the Trigger
Weapons that kill enemies on their own threaten civilians and soldiers alike
Technology Is Upending How Music Is Made
Technology is upending how music gets made
Out of the Way, Human! Delivery Robots Want a Share of Your Sidewalk
As automated delivery ramps up, cities must decide how to make the best use of public spaces
Europe's Next Big-Budget Science Projects: 6 Teams Proceed to Final Round
AI enhancement and a virtual time machine are included in the short list of pitches
Artificial "Dumbness" May Be a Solution for Engineering Smart Machines
Design principles derived from observing fruit flies may lead to better self-driving cars and improved Parkinson’s treatment
A Machine Gets High Marks for Diagnosing Sick Children
Will artificial intelligence be your next ER doctor?
How Machine Learning Could Keep Dangerous DNA out of Terrorists' Hands
Sophisticated algorithms could help DNA-synthesis companies avoid making dangerous organisms on demand
Forget Everything You Know about 3-D Printing—the "Replicator" Is Here
Rather than building objects layer by layer, the printer creates whole structures by projecting light into a resin that solidifies
An Algorithm That Can Spot When People Lie to the Police
The tool has already helped detect fake reports leading to the detention of several suspects across Spain
How Virtual Reality Will Transform Medicine
Anxiety disorders, addiction, acute pain and stroke rehabilitation are just a few of the areas where VR therapy is already in use
5G Devices Are about to Change Your Life
It will make 4G phones seem positively quaint
What If Your Fitbit Could Run on a Wi-Fi Signal?
New 2-D electronic technology may reap radio energy to power an array of devices such as hearing aids, sensors and other gadgets that make up the Internet of Things
