Archival Student Film Takes on Techno-Anxiety Circa 1958
Enjoy: ‘Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?’ Continue reading Archival Student Film Takes on Techno-Anxiety Circa 1958
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To Understand Contagious Cancer Is to Understand Cancer Itself
Catching cancer is extremely rare in the entire animal kingdom, but a few representative cases are enlightening. Continue reading To Understand Contagious Cancer Is to Understand Cancer Itself
The Smallest Code
Is it a single numerical digit? A line of assembly language? Let’s find out. Continue reading The Smallest Code
The Cloud Is Much, Much Older Than You Think
In 1940, even before proper digital computers had taken shape, mathematicians were offloading calculations to the cloud. Continue reading The Cloud Is Much, Much Older Than You Think
Is the Higgs Boson Acting Weird Again at the LHC?
A new signal excess is probably a statistical fluke, but, if not, we could again be talking about New Physics. Continue reading Is the Higgs Boson Acting Weird Again at the LHC?
Neuroscientists Discover, Block a New Neural Circuit for Fear
Fear: do we really need it? Continue reading Neuroscientists Discover, Block a New Neural Circuit for Fear
The Dark Cloud of High-Energy Physics
The LHC ‘nightmare scenario’ came and went and, here we are, still doing science. Continue reading The Dark Cloud of High-Energy Physics
Watch a Double Eclipse Captured By NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
On Sept. 1, the SDO captured a rare sight. Continue reading Watch a Double Eclipse Captured By NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
Engineers Develop ‘Material That Computes,’ Recognizes Images
A piezoelectric-based material capable of generating its own power and computing information. Continue reading Engineers Develop ‘Material That Computes,’ Recognizes Images
New Bank Privacy Tool Exposes Opaque, Possibly Illegal Sharing Policies
Carnegie Mellon did a machine analysis of 6,326 bank privacy notices. The results aren’t encouraging. Continue reading New Bank Privacy Tool Exposes Opaque, Possibly Illegal Sharing Policies