Spaceflight, from the beginning, has depended on computers – both on the ground and in the spacecraft. SpaceX has carried it to a new level. We recently spoke with Steven Gerding, Dragon’s software development lead, about the special challenges software development…

In honor of the 60th birthday of the transistor, here are some photos: The transistor was developed in 1947 at Bell Labs by William Shockley, Walter Brattain, and John Bardeen. It was first demonstrated at Bell Labs on December 23, 1947. This transistor was…

In line with the Prime Minister’s announcement at the recently concluded CoP26, the government is committed to achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by the year 2030.

All ambiguity is resolved by actions of practitioners at the sharp end of the system.Dr. Richard I. Cook, How Complex Systems Fail There’s a wonderful book by the late urban planning professo…

While this is a problem, it's not one that scrapping Section 230 would solve.

Scientists have created the world's oldest family tree from bones interred at a 5,700-year-old tomb.

Alexa is not designed to endanger human lives but that's exactly what it did when it told a 10-year-old girl to touch a live electrical plug with a penny.

Three Ways of Generating Terrain with Erosion Features - dandrino/terrain-erosion-3-ways

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The password manager blames "common bot-related activity."

The mind-altering drug has been shown to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. But how it helps, who it will serve, and who will profit are open questions.

After a successful launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Dec. 25, and completion of two mid-course correction maneuvers, the Webb team has analyzed its initial trajectory and determined the observatory should have enough propellant to allow support…

A dark and sleek Emacs setup for general purpose editing and programming - susam/emfy

Today marks the release of my book, Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy. Here it is on Amazon and Google Books. Tyler has already given it

In 2007, Flickr was the most popular photo-sharing site on the web and growing exponentially. There was no Instagram or Unsplash around, and essentially that's what Flickr...