Dec 24 Watch 8:38 If Santa’s workshop was run by behavioral economists By PBS News Hour A pebble that reminds your daughter to take a shorter shower. A device to remind your dad to get up off the couch. Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits ideas42, a behavioral economics consultancy, to get more gift ideas that could… Continue watching
Dec 22 What made this week’s SpaceX rocket landing historic By Nsikan Akpan SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket booster late Monday. Here's why should you care. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 3:34 Back in court, FCC defends net neutrality from internet providers By PBS News Hour The ability of the U.S. government to regulate broadband internet service is back in court, as the Washington D.C. federal appeals court on Friday heard arguments by the cable and telecom industry challenging rules the FCC established earlier this year… Continue watching
Dec 04 The bait-and-switch strategy of app development is doomed to fail By Olivia Barrow If you joined Snapchat when it was first created, watched Hulu when it was blissfully ad-free, browsed Twitter when it was only genuine tweets or even touched a computer or smartphone in the last 10 years, you’ve probably noticed it. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:03 How your cellphone is silently disrupting your social life By PBS News Hour Can a cellphone reduce the amount of empathy we feel for each other? In her new book “Reclaiming Conversation,” author Sherry Turkle argues that technology is creating the illusion of togetherness, while reducing actual communication and connection. She joins Jeffrey… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 3:48 3-D printers put limb prosthetics for kids in reach By PBS News Hour A professor from upstate New York is transforming the world for young people in need of limbs. WXXI's Innovation Trail offers his story in his own words. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 3:00 Terrorists hiding behind impenetrable communication, says FBI By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Do governments need access to encrypted messages to thwart terrorism? By PBS News Hour Would greater government access to messages sent through secure communication technology help intelligence agencies fight terrorism? Judy Woodruff gets views from Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary of Homeland Security, and Kate Martin of the Center for American Progress. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 10:31 Terrorists hiding behind impenetrable communication, says FBI By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 18 Lab-grown vocal cords offer hope of treating voice disorders By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Wednesday, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported the first lab-grown replacement vocal tissue that appears pretty close to the real thing — and that produced some sound when tested in voice boxes taken from animals. Continue reading