Jul 08 Watch 7:27 Trio of serious computer glitches raises worry about tech reliance By PBS News Hour The nation's biggest airline, biggest stock exchange and most prominent business newspaper all suffered long online service interruptions on Wednesday. That came just as worries over the vulnerabilities of digital technology were front and center at a congressional hearing. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 7:36 To study Earth’s most extreme environment, researchers wire up an undersea volcano By PBS News Hour Hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon and Washington, there's an undersea volcano known as Axial Seamount. Two months ago when it began spewing lava, it wasn't a secret to a group of scientists engaged in a groundbreaking research… Continue watching
Jul 05 How drones could replace workers on American farms By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Agricultural use of drones is about to take off after being grounded for years by the lack of federal guidelines. Continue reading
Jun 21 Google to remove ‘revenge porn’ from search results By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Google said Friday that the company will begin allowing users to request that nude or sexually explicit images posted without their consent be removed from Google search results. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:28 How to hook young people on math and science? Robots. By PBS News Hour In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics… Continue watching
May 28 ‘Serial’ podcast to continue with two new cases, starting this fall By Joshua Barajas Producers of the most popular podcast in history announced two new seasons Wednesday, beginning this fall. Continue reading
May 26 Want to work out smarter? Trick your brain with music By Corinne Segal What songs get you moving? For cognitive scientists, researchers and now music streaming apps, the answer is in your brain. Continue reading
May 21 New emojis help children report abuse where words fail By Joshua Barajas A Swedish non-profit hopes a new set of emojis they released will help children and teenagers signal instances of abuse or communicate their stressful situations to adults when words aren’t enough. Continue reading
May 21 As they lay dying: Medicare rules rob voiceless ALS patients of the ability to communicate By Philip Moeller In early 2014, Medicare changed some of its rules and effectively took away the ability of many people with ALS to communicate. Despite upcoming changes, the current limitations are still being felt by patients and their families. Continue reading
May 19 Astronomer’s ‘boys with toys’ remark inspires #GirlsWithToys response By Adelyn Baxter A male astronomer's offhand comment during an interview prompted a social media outcry over the weekend when female scientists around the world took to Twitter using the hashtag #GirlsWithToys. Continue reading