Collaborate Disseminate
Attendees at Hackers on Planet Earth don’t think the conference is doing enough to address issues of harassment and intimidation from “bad faith attendees.” Continue reading What Went Wrong at the HOPE Hacking Conference?
A Swiss maker disassembled a central tool of Scientology, the E-Meter, and finds a remarkably sophisticated and over-engineered device. Continue reading What’s Inside a $5,000 Scientology E-Meter?
Researchers documented a six-fold decrease in the recovery rate of the world’s largest reef. Continue reading The Great Barrier Reef Is Losing Its Ability to Recover from Bleaching Events
If you think you remember something from before you were about three and a half, there’s a pretty good chance your brain is playing a trick on you. Continue reading 40 Percent of People’s First Memories Never Happened
This is the first test for the escape system in the vacuum of space. Continue reading Watch Blue Origin Test Its Rocket Escape System for Rich Space Tourists
The breakthrough gene therapy has hit some major stumbling blocks in the last few months that threaten its status as a therapy. Continue reading DNA Damage from CRISPR Has Been ‘Seriously Underestimated’
Masque induces psychological changes by altering how users perceive their breathing. Continue reading This Device Makes People Horny By Playing Fake Breathing Sounds
Moving around in microgravity is tough, but a new MIT Media Lab device takes a page from Spiderman to help astronauts navigate while weightless. Continue reading MIT’s ‘Orbit Weaver’ Turns Astronauts into Spiders
Dude, where’s my weapons-grade fissile material? Continue reading Two Government Employees Had Weapons-Grade Plutonium Stolen From Their Rental Car
Google researchers demonstrated that a neural network could be tricked into performing free computations for an attacker. They worry that this could one day be used to turn our smartphones into botnets by exposing them to images. Continue reading Researchers Tricked AI Into Doing Free Computations It Wasn’t Trained to Do