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Algorithms

How Algorithms Shape Our World

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Thor’s Hands: Scientists Eavesdrop On The Brain to Restore Motion Read More

This year, a monkey named Thor picked up a ball and put…

Txch Today: Testing the Gaia Hypothesis, Communicating with Dolphins, Photographing Star Trails Read More

Testing the Gaia Hypothesis Researchers from the University of Maryland are tracking…

Txch Today: SpaceX’s Historic Launch, Earliest Evidence for Pollination, All of Earth’s Water in One Drop Read More

Friends Don’t Let Friends Walk and Text After 23 pedestrian accidents, including…

What I Didn’t Learn At North Korea’s Rocket Launch Read More

From April 8-13, Western news media, including me, gained extraordinary access to…

Txch Today: Fighting Invasive Species with Your Appetite Read More

Fishing for Invasive Species Asian Carp, an established invasive species in North…

Virus Power: Scientists Wring Electricity From Microscopic Batteries Read More

Harmless viruses can assemble into novel energy-harvesting materials in a way far…

Txch Today: The Earth in Brilliant Detail, Long-distance Teleporting, A Musically Inclined Elephant Read More

The Earth in High-Resolution Detail The top image is a picture of…

“You’re My Only Hope”: 3D Videoconferencing with Telehuman Read More

A life-size hologram-like 3-D image of you can now be transmitted home…

Txch Today: Re-Growing Teeth, Parachuting Mice Fight Snakes, The Envisat is Declared Dead Read More

Using Stem Cells to Grow New Teeth Researchers from the College of…

Txch Today: A Super-Earth Lights Up, Hearing a Phone in Your Bones, Deepstaria Enigmatica Read More

Hearing a Phone in Your Bones A prototype for a phone that…

Super Touch: Touché Can Turn Water and the Human Body Into Sensors Read More

Water can be made into a touchscreen and wristbands into interfaces allowing…

Txch Today: The Science of Reading, Weaving Blood Vessels, A Solar-Powered Trip Around the World Read More

The Science of Reading: Identifying with Characters Can Change You If a…

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Digital Currency: Can MintChip Transform Money? Read More

Digital wallets have been underwhelming consumers for almost twenty years. Belgium has…

Txch Today: Switching on Problem Solving, Switching Off Cell Death Read More

Solve Problems When Your Sleepy A new study published in the journal…

A Tale of Two German Factories: Robo Automation Versus Old World Craftsmanship Read More

LEIPZIG, GERMANY—I just visited the factories of two high-end German automakers, in…

Txch Today: Instant-drunk Spray, edX, May’s Skywatching Events Read More

Instant-drunk Spray Oh the joys of technology – there now exists a…

Math Matters or, How Six Algorithms Organize and Even Transform Our Lives Read More

Algorithms have emerged as a force controlling key aspects of our daily…

Txch Today: Bird Flu Study Made Public, Air-Purifying Architecture, Squid-inspired Smart Clothes Read More

Controversial Bird Flu Study is Published The results of a controversial bird…

Implanted User Interfaces: I’ve Got You Under My Skin Read More

The human body is regularly augmented with technology, from pacemakers and hearing…

Txch Today: Otzi’s Blood Cells, Exploding Nova, Nearby Black Holes Read More

Otzi the Iceman Has Oldest Blood A recent study has found that…

Txch Today: Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings, A Robotic Spider, Becoming a Facebook Organ Donor Read More

Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings Still Relevant Today Comparisons of Leonardo da…

Look Ma No Hands, in 140 Characters or Less… Read More

Clifford Nass the founder of Stanford University’s famed Communications Between Humans and…

Txch Today: Artificial Muscle Suit, The Science of Secrets, NAO Next Gen Robots Read More

Artificial Muscles Give New Suit a Weighty Advantage A new suit designed…

The Winds of Pluto: Modeling the Atmospheres of Distant Planets Read More

Pluto no longer hangs out with the solar system’s cool kids, the…

Assembly Required: Local Motors Is Crowdsourcing Vehicles Read More

For all the love and care that Americans invest in their cars—naming…

Madam, I’m ADAM: Cool Ideas for Warming Up Electric Cars Read More

GOLDEN, COLORADO — The car was hot, and Adam was working up…

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