Feb 14 Mars500 ‘Lands’ on the Red Planet On Monday, an international crew of six men landed on "Mars." They stepped onto a wide plane of red dust, sand and rock beneath a black and starry sky, where they will conduct experiments for the next week. The… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch A: This Computer Could Defeat You at ‘Jeopardy!’ Q: What is Watson? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes head-to-circuit board with IBM's computer Watson on the game show "Jeopardy!" to explore the limits of language and artificial intelligence for machines. Continue watching
Feb 14 Miles vs. Watson: Watch the Full Man Against Machine Jeopardy! Showdown DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4812q1055', 'YgYSv2KSyWg', '29'); During Monday prime-time, "Jeopardy!" champions will face off against IBM's new computer, Watson, developed to dominate human brain-game champs. To better understand Watson, science correspondent Miles O'Brien forged bravely into the firestorm, challenging… Continue reading
Feb 11 Mubarak Steps Down; Twitter, Internet Erupt With Responses [View the story "Mubarak Steps Down and Twitter, Internet, Erupt" on Storify]… Continue reading
Feb 09 Preview: Watson Creams Miles O’Brien Starting Monday, "Jeopardy!" viewers will witness a classic three-day man vs. machine match. In a John Henry, or better yet, Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov-style competition, the quiz show's two most successful players, Ken Jennings and… Continue reading
Feb 08 If a Boy Scout Can Get Nuclear Materials, What’s Stopping Terrorists? DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s47f5qdbe', 'o0yB1gkiWyA', '29'); Back in the days when we thought a "dirty bomb" might be a raunchy joke gone awry, young David Hahn was gathering all the radioactive material he could get his hands on. But he… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch How Tough Is it to Build a Dirty Bomb? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien examines the threat that radioactive "dirty bombs"could pose to cities in the U.S., and what's being done to prevent a radiological attack from happening. Continue watching
Feb 07 Maptivism, Pond Fleas and One Polar Bear’s Long Journey Maps, Activism and Technology: Check-Ins with a Purpose Introducing Sukey, the "maptivism" app. Detailed in this column is a sort of Four Square for nonviolent organizing: location-based mobile social networking that allows people to check in during demonstrations,… Continue reading
Feb 07 Testing New Tools to Quash Bed Bugs Bed bugs are survivors. They grow as large as ladybugs and can live a year without eating. They move from room to room and leave itchy, bloody welts on skin when they bite. And they wreak havoc on… Continue reading