Self-driving cars will need people, too
The public has been led to believe that engineers will soon remove humans from driving. But researchers in the field of human factors — experts on how people interact with machines — have shown that we shouldn’t ignore the human element of automated driving.
May 1, 2015 at 06:29AM
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Is this the future of education? – The Hechinger Report
Avatars, robots, elves are being invented to become virtual pupils, to help students learn by teaching.
May 1, 2015 at 05:09AM
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Grooveshark, The Free Music Service That Used To Scare The Big Labels, Gives Up
At one time, the music startup — which promised 35 million users they could “Play any song in the world, for free!” but that didn’t have deals to pay the big music labels — seemed like a problem for the music industry. Now it’s dead.
April 30, 2015 at 08:46PM
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How The New Cold War Is Improving Your Navigation
Ever contemplated going to war with America, but been thwarted when the Great Satan switched off your access to its navigation satellites? That’s potentially a real problem for China and Russia, but the real victor in this navigational arms race might be you; it’s improving the quality of location data on your phone and in your car.
April 30, 2015 at 07:29PM
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Virtual Reality and the Pioneers of Cyberspace
In the early 1990s, experimenters and entrepreneurs were immersing lucky test-users in fantastic (and sometimes nauseating) artificial worlds. The equipment was funkier, the resolution was spottier, and the money wasn’t nearly as big — but writers and pundits at that time were expounding on the same themes that captivate us about virtual reality in 2015. No document in that period captured the virtual zeitgeist as well as John Perry Barlow’s 1990 “Being in Nothingness.”
April 30, 2015 at 04:12PM
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NASA’s seemingly impossible space engine looks more possible after latest test
A group of NASA scientists have been working on a potentially revolutionary space engine that doesn’t require rocket fuel and could make a trip to Mars in just 10 weeks. Or, they could be looking at a scientific error in violation of one of classical physics’ core rules.
April 30, 2015 at 03:04PM
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Girl, Send Me a Frext
How female friends have turned sexting into an act of bonding and empowerment.
April 30, 2015 at 02:07PM
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How To Get More Money Out Of Your Money
Some people would rather spend blindly all month, and wait for the rude shock at the end. The Moven app gives you a better way.
April 30, 2015 at 09:41AM
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This Wave Pool Does Some Strange Things With Water
A “flowave” is kind of like a wave pool but except it surrounds you on all sides and can push water from any direction. Side note: It’s probably not a good idea to swim in this.
April 30, 2015 at 01:37PM
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ZPM Espresso And The Rage Of The Jilted Crowdfunder
What happens when a Kickstarter project fails to launch?
April 30, 2015 at 12:03PM
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