The Argument for Teaching Computer Science Without Computers
By being physically part of the solution to a problem as it is being solved, kids learn from observations and experiences.

June 2, 2015 at 05:09AM
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Dawn of the Text-Message Therapist
To me, online therapy is most reminiscent of online dating. You can do both while commuting, waiting in line for the bathroom, or lounging at home with no pants on. Both cut out the middle steps: getting to a mutually agreed upon location at a mutually agreed upon time, worrying about in-person impressions, and crafting out a delicate exit plan.

June 1, 2015 at 11:00PM
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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Fredrik Neij Released From Prison
Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij has been released from prison today. Neij was the last person to serve a custodial sentence handed down after the Pirate Bay trial, marking the end of a controversial chapter in the site’s turbulent history.

June 1, 2015 at 09:57PM
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What Google Wants To Do With… Radar?
Project Soli is developing a new interaction sensor using radar technology. The sensor can track sub-millimeter motions at high speed and accuracy. It fits onto a chip, can be produced at scale and built into small devices and everyday objects.

June 1, 2015 at 08:00PM
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How Is Critical ‘Life or Death’ Software Tested?
Your average scripter also isn’t writing software for jet airliners or nuclear power plants or robotic surgeons. But somebody is — and the odds are pretty good that your life has been in their hands very recently. How do you know they’re not a complete hack? Well, you don’t really. Which raises the question: How is this sort of code tested?

June 1, 2015 at 03:15PM
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How Google Finally Got Design
Google’s transformation into a company that creates beautiful software is the story of how tech itself has evolved in the mobile era.

June 1, 2015 at 12:48PM
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The Inside Story of Google’s Bizarre Plunge Into VR
The rise of Google Cardboard shows the unusual way Google operates.

June 1, 2015 at 07:37AM
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Vicious Legal Feud Behind Virtual Mariah, Marilyn and Mick
From Homer Simpson to Jimmy Kimmel to Disney’s upcoming “Star Wars” movie, Hollywood’s new technology already is transmitting stars to multiple spots and reviving ones long gone. But now, a legal war between two entrepreneurs is holding back a potentially massive business.

June 1, 2015 at 05:36AM
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Big data is coming for your purchase history – to charge you more money
Unprotected consumer data could allow price personalization by companies who know how much you need something and how much you can manage pay.

June 1, 2015 at 02:33AM
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Is the IRS too broke to protect your info?
Either the IRS is too broke to guard your data, or it’s not spending its $10.9 billion budget the right way.

May 31, 2015 at 12:57PM
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