Biology
A New 3-D View of Richard III's Humble Grave
Photogrammetry highlights features of the English king's skeleton and resting place
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Mental Health
Can Big Data Help Psychiatry Unravel the Complexity of Mental Illness?
Psychiatrists are looking to sophisticated computational tools that may be able to disentangle the intricacies of mental illness and improve treatment decisions
Computing
How the Computer Beat the Go Master
As a leading go player falls to a machine, artificial intelligence takes a decisive step on the road to overtaking the natural variety
Why a Machine Defeating a Human Does Not Signal the Apocalypse
The AI program AlphaGo's victory over go master Lee Se-dol was impressive, but it was a relatively narrow achievement
Is Artificial Intelligence Being Oversold?
A debate in New York City tries to settle the question
Computing
Why We Need Encryption
What role does encryption play in the political arena?
Computing
AI Computer Wins First Match against Master Go Champion
AlphaGo, the artificial intelligence system created by Google DeepMind, takes first blood in a best-of-five series
Neuroscience
The U.S. Government Launches a $100-Million "Apollo Project of the Brain"
Intelligence project aims to reverse engineer the brain to find algorithms that allow computers to think more like humans
Technology
Meet the World's First Truly Universal Cable
There’s a new USB. Its mission: to kill proprietary plugs
Technology
Cyber Thieves Hold Hospital's Data for Ransom
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California paid $17,000 to regain access to their patient digital information and other data held hostage.
Technology
6 Supercool Tech Toy Standouts at the 2016 International Toy Fair [Slide Show]
Coding and construction toys stole this year’s show
Technology
Mantis Shrimp Shells May Inspire Next-Generation Computer Chips
Mantis shrimp shells contain ultrathin polarizing materials, which could find use in optical computer chips. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Policy
From AI to Zika: AAAS Conference Highlights
Scientific American editors Mark Fischetti, Dina Maron and Seth Fletcher talk about the info they picked up at the just-concluded annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C...
Electronics
GPS and the World's First "Space War"
Satellite-based navigation proved its mettle during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, leading to what some say is an overdependence on “jammable” GPS technology
Computing
The Race to Build the Unhackable Network
Quantum computers will render today's cryptographic methods obsolete. What happens then?
Automobiles
There's a New Crash Dummy in Town
Two dozen automakers and research institutes have set out together to build a virtual model
Policy
The Challenges of Digital Voting
Information security expert Avi Rubin explains why we won't be voting on our smartphones anytime soon
Engineering
Meet the Soft, Cuddly Robots of the Future
Rigid robots step aside—a new generation of squishy, stretchy machines is wiggling our way
Policy
When Will We Be Able to Vote Online?
Other countries are bringing the democratic process to the digital age—but challenges remain
Technology
Go Players React to Computer Defeat
Experts think that world champion Lee Sedol may still beat the AI software in a March contest
