All Entries in the "Science&Technology" Category
Enough Already!
If you watch TV, listen to the radio, or glance at the magazines near the supermarket checkout, chances are there are a few celebrities or politicians that you are getting pretty tired of hearing about.
How An Omniscient Internet “Sextortionist” Ruined The Lives Of Teen Girls
A paraplegic 32-year old hacker terrified teen girls from his neat ranch home in Santa Ana, California by invading computers, taking over identities, controlling webcams, and listening in on computer microphones.
Everything is a Remix
This great series of short films, from Kirby Ferguson, delves further into the idea of creativity, originality, what constitutes “copying.
Bamboo Bike, BamBike, Strives To Boost Employment in Ghana
Local bamboo bike industry is emerging to deliver a sustainable and affordable form of transportation that satisfies local needs and suitable for export.
iPhones Secretly Track Their Users’ Locations
Apple devices appear to be tracking their owners’ locations and storing data about people’s whereabouts without their knowledge.
How To Plant Ideas In Someone’s Mind
If you’ve ever been convinced by a salesperson that you truly wanted a product, done something too instinctively, or made choices that seemed entirely out of character, then you’ve had an idea planted in your mind.
The “Green ‘Ark” can house 10,000 people, and looks like a Slinky!
Russian architect Alexander Remizov thinks so — and his prototype design, called “The Ark,” bears more than a passing resemblance to the classic children’s toy, the Slinky.
Cambridge Professor Creates Creepy, Emotion-Sensing GPS System (video)
Meet Charles: the robotic GPS system that can tell when you’ve got road rage.
The Wit & Wisdom of Albert Einstein
Inspirational wisdom from Albert Einstein.
Why Do Smarter People Live Longer?
Bees help to explain the link between intelligence and long life.
Apple Engineer uses Lego to rebuild ancient Greek Mechanism, will surely try to patent it. (video)
Argued to be the world’s oldest known computer, this ancient Greek invention was used some time circa 100BC to calculate and “predict celestial events.
4G is a myth, and a confusing mess…
4G phones aren’t what they are cracked up to be.
The Insurance Industry’s New Disaster Lab Destroys A House (video)
On a rural spread of acreage in South Carolina, insurance companies are looking to cover themselves against losses by knocking down houses.
Caught Spying On Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back
A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online.
U.S. Apologizes For Syphilis Experiment In Guatemala
(Reuters) – The United States apologized on Friday for an experiment conducted in the 1940s in which U.S. government researchers deliberately infected Guatemalan prison inmates, women and mental patients with syphilis.
Segway Company Owner Dies After Driving Segway Off Cliff
Just like the countless innovators, explorers and fine people killed in a Frankensteinian way by their own inventions, the current owner of Segway—not Dean Kamen—died yesterday after he rode off a cliff and into a river in England.
Watch This 1.25 Kilojoule DIY Coilgun Smash Various Household Items (video)
“Danger! High Voltage. Do Not Touch. Death or Serious Injury May Occur,” reads the yellow sticker on the side of this 1.25 Kilojoule DIY coilgun. Watching this video of it in action, that sounds about right:
Making Computer Memory Work Like The Human Brain
Unlike conventional computer memory, which stores data with electronic on and off switches, Hewlett-Packard’s memristor technology works on the atomic level.
iPhone4 Vs. HTC Evo (NSFW) (video)
Due to explicit language, this video clip is not safe for work. Play at your own risk. Sometimes people prefer a brand name over an alternative with extensive features. “It’s an iphone, it’s the best”… lol. Follow the jumplink for the video.
Innovations That Rocked the World
Here are some of the game-changing innovations that shaped the course of life and business in the 20th and 21st centuries.
