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
May 17 Watch 3:58 Is your boss tracking your location from your smartphone? By PBS News Hour If you own a smartphone, there's a chance you're being tracked by your boss, as more companies reportedly use GPS technology to monitor the whereabouts of their employees -- even when they're off the clock. That was the case for… Continue watching
May 12 Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion By Joshua Barajas Verizon announced Tuesday that it’s buying AOL Inc. for $50 a share, valued at approximately $4.4 billion, to bolster the company’s plans for mobile and web video. Continue reading
Apr 21 Americans use more government data than they think By Colleen Shalby A new report from Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans don’t trust the government, but plenty use its open data -- often without knowing they’re doing so. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 8:00 The hack attack that takes your computer hostage till you pay By PBS News Hour Ransomware, a type of software that computer hackers use to hold individuals' data hostage by blocking access to files unless they agree to pay a ransom, is on the rise. And because anyone with an internet connection is vulnerable, the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Robot chef coming to a kitchen near you in 2017 By Carey Reed An automated kitchen that will create up to 2,000 meals from scratch is slated to go on the market in 2017. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:39 Is Google’s search engine dominance hurting EU consumers? By PBS News Hour In response to the EU’s charges that Google uses its search engine dominance to favor Google Shopping, the company said shopping results have not harmed the competition nor innovation. Gwen Ifill talks to the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Margrethe… Continue watching