Technology
Graphic Geeks Can Now Give Their Characters Curly Locks
Simulating a single spiraling hair strand may prove a boon to computer animators
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Technology
In Defense of Outrage over New Technology
Sometimes the Luddites have a point
Policy
Catfishing: The Truth About Deception Online
The growing popularity of online dating The dating scene has been changing over the last decade. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, approximately 6% of Internet users who are in a marriage or other committed relationship met online, compared to 3% who reported this in 2005...
Technology
Lytro Camera Refocuses on Upscale Audience
The Lytro Illum camera system allows refocusing of a photo after it's taken. It's faster guts and more professional design make the camera more attractive—and pricier—than its predecessor...
Technology
AOL E-Mail Accounts Churn Out New Spam
Spammers have broken into AOL's mail server to hijack accounts' address books and send tons of spam to those contacts
The Quest: $84,000 Miracle Cure Costs Less Than $150 to Make
What are the likely manufacturing costs for sofosbuvir (Brand name: Sovaldi), the newly approved miracle drug that cures hepatitis C at a cost of $84,000 for the full 12-week course of treatment?...
Biology
Zooniverse Condor Watch
Help researchers better understand the social dynamic of condors by identifying them in photos taken all across California
Technology
As Drug War Rages, Tweets Reveal Mexicans’ Emotional Numbness
Tweets from citizens on the front lines of the country’s conflicts with drug cartels indicate desensitization to the growing violence
Technology
What Is the Deep Web?
Tech Talker: Quick and Dirty Tips to Navigate the Digital World
Technology
How Social Media Exposes Us to Predators and Other Online Bottom-Feeders [Excerpt]
Digital photo data, cookies and peer-to-peer networks tell more about us than we think
Technology
Heartbleed Shows Government Must Lead on Internet Security
When the White House said it knew nothing of the Internet's worst security flaw, many felt more relief than anger—and that’s a terrible sign
Policy
Heartbleed Software Snafu: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The ramifications from the years-long security hole are both better and worse than we initially thought
Technology
Heartbleed Bug: Information, Advice and Resources
The Heartbleed Internet security flaw has made a mess that might not be cleaned up for awhile
How To Build An Earth-Size Telescope
Looking into the galactic center is hard. So much dust and gas lies between us and the center of the Milky Way that very little of the visible light emitted there makes it to us.
Beat Jet Lag With This Scientist-Developed App
Fed up with jet lag when you fly long distances? University of Michigan mathematicians have your back. They've developed a free app, available today, based on mathematical models that can tell you when to go outdoors and when to stay in bed to avoid the sleepiness and other side effects of crossing multiple time zones [...]..
Technology
The "Heartbleed" Internet Security Flaw: What You Need to Know
Here is what you need to know to understand the problem and how to respond
Facebook Now Holding Your Audience for Ransom
I wasn't an early adopter of Facebook. I couldn't possibly have been less interested, but a friend asked that I join so we could keep in touch, so I obliged.
Frustration of the day: unclear article numbers
Over the past couple of days, I have been reviewing some citations for student projects. Several of the students submitted citations in which they expressed confusion over what page numbers to include...
The World’s Most Viewed Landscape, A Decade Later
Anyone who booted up a Windows computer in the early 2000′s is likely familiar with the grassy hillsides and brilliant sky of “Bliss”, a 1996 photograph by California wine country photographer Charles O’Rear...
The Day the World's ATMs Stood Still--or Didn't
You're probably on tenterhooks wondering what will happen to your reliable, convenient ATM on April 8, the day Microsoft officially sticks a fork in its hugely popular Windows XP operating system...
