Spies turn to Twitomancy
That’s the use of Twitter for divination purposes. And, Nature says, is now an official field of government intelligence research:
… Read the rest “Spies turn to Twitomancy”The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects
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A memorial algorithm
Scientific American reveals the moving mathematics behind the layout of the 9/11 memorial:
… Read the rest “A memorial algorithm”The planners of the memorial, which will be dedicated this weekend where the Twin Towers once
Google vs. Nonsense
In my day job, I’m not a scientist – I’m a writer. So it pleases me immensely to see this New York Times piece on the innovative ways Google is waging war on “content… Read the rest “Google vs. Nonsense”
War games.
DVice.com fulfills that long-held suspicion (in some circles) about videogames and military recruiting with a report on new games actually produced by the Pentagon:
… Read the rest “War games.”ACTUV Tactics is
Robot lawyers.
It’s not news when more factory workers get laid off because their jobs have been automated. But New York Times seems to agree that when computers replace lawyers’ jobs, it’s… Read the rest “Robot lawyers.”
Tron’s (real) cultural legacy.
No, it’s not the concept of living computer programs zooming around circuits on motorcycles made of light. It’s the way, motherboard.tv reveals, a rather clever designer… Read the rest “Tron’s (real) cultural legacy.”
Anti-climate-change-denier bots.
I suppose it’d be shorter to call ’em debate-bots, but Popular Science has the skinny on a new breed of online entity programmed to tirelessly refute the same tired claims: … Read the rest “Anti-climate-change-denier bots.”
Street View: Antarctica
Dude! I *know* that… uh… ice cliff…. Guardian takes a look at Google Street View’s mission to the southernmost continent:
… Read the rest “Street View: Antarctica”Brian McClendon, vice-president
DARPA wants Prophecy.
Wired’s Danger Room sees all, knows all, and reveals all – including the Pentagon’s plan to predict biological attacks by knowing all possible outcomes:
… Read the rest “DARPA wants Prophecy.”They’re hosting
Computers get the joke.
PopSci releases the terrifying news that computers can decode our humor now. We can’t tell jokes over their little silicon heads any more – they’ve got an algorithm … Read the rest “Computers get the joke.”
Wetware upgrade.
BBC dives into the future of computing, when we replace cold, hard silicon with a strong brew of liquid thinking machines:
… Read the rest “Wetware upgrade.”What distinguishes the current project is that it will make use
On the tip of my tongue….
DiscoveryNews says what I was just thinking. I mean, they’ve got a machine that can do that:
… Read the rest “On the tip of my tongue….”The first “words” detected from the subject’s brain were three vowel
DIY book scanner
Wired featured a wonderful piece of homemade cybernetics (and one that could subtly changing the world) – the homemade book scanner:
… Read the rest “DIY book scanner”For nearly two years, Daniel Reetz dreamed of
A job better than programming…
The DaniWeb IT forum offers proof that, for at least one skilled professional, prostitution is a better way to pay the bills than programming:
… Read the rest “A job better than programming…”Dr Magnanti is a developmental neurotoxicology
The spy in your pocket.
New Scientist challenges a team of professional electronic snoops, who prove that strangers can learn more than you think from your phone:
… Read the rest “The spy in your pocket.”I’ve just walked into a windowless room