Apr 07 Watch John Merrow Reflects on the 'Influence of Teachers' Hari Sreenivasan debriefs John Merrow on his new book, "The Influence of Teachers."… Continue watching
Mar 25 The Panic Button: High-Tech Protection for Human Rights Investigators By Spencer Michels There's a panic button included in a software program provided by a Palo Alto, Calif.-based nonprofit called Benetech. The program itself is designed to safely store data about torture, murder, killings and other human rights abuses in countries around… Continue reading
Mar 16 Stories from SXSW: Finding the Harmony Between Music and Interaction Design At the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, two presenters decided to reevaluate their work in interactive design by way of a metaphor that taps the festival's 25-year-old roots: music. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Obama Takes Messages of Innovation, Jobs to Silicon Valley Leaders Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Silicon Valley on the response of business leaders and the high-tech community to President Obama's drive for innovation and the debate over how much the federal government should be involved in funding incentives for entrepreneurs… 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
Jan 28 One Year Later, Strong Sales for iPad As New Competitors Eye Market By kmoodley, Hari Sreenivasan While Steve Jobs' decision to take medical leave from Apple marked a shakeup in its leadership, it's clear that his company is still in good shape. That's evidenced as we mark one year since the introduction of the iPad… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch NOVA's 'Making Stuff' Explores Spinning of Steel-Strength Spider Silk NOVA and New York Times technology columnist David Pogue look at innovative technologies for stronger, sleeker future products, including Kevlar, nanotubes and "invisibility cloaks."… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Giffords' Case Offers Insight on Mysteries of the 'Changeable' Brain The treatment of severe brain injuries has garnered increased attention in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Continue watching
Dec 29 After Another Snowmageddon, Ushahidi Helps New Yorkers Dig Out In February, a Nor'easter buried Washington, D.C., in several feet of snow, shutting down the federal government and overwhelming the city's ability to respond. In DC's Dupont Circle neighborhood, a Web developer turned to Ushahidi… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch FCC Rolls Out New Rules for Regulating Internet Traffic The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved new rules, known as net neutrality, for regulating how information and traffic flow on the Internet. Jeffrey Brown talks to Washington Post reporter Cecilia Kang for more. Continue watching