In Neal Stephenson’s newest book, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel, the protagonist Richard “Dodge” Forthrast uses the phrase “The Miasma” to refer to the collection of technology that we commonly call “The Internet.” When I first came across the phrase,…

SpaceX's new Crew Dragon astronaut capsule will be ready for its first manned flight into orbit in the first quarter of next year provided "everything goes according to plan" in upcoming tests, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday.

Research studies with promising results from treatments using neuromodulations are launching. Consumer-based transcranial direct current stimulation is an emerging market to watch.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 was awarded to Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea"

State regulators have given Google approval to pump millions of gallons of water from the ground each year for a plant in the Lowcountry. The decision comes at at time of concern about dwindling SC groundwater

Conducting a Twitter network analysis uncovers a widespread bot network targeting West Papua with pro-Indonesian Government content on major social platforms.

Dirty air may be even more dangerous than previously thought

Purpose Previous evidence suggests consumption of flavonoids, a sub-class of polyphenols, is associated with improved cognitive function across the lifespan. In particular, acute intervention of a...

A task force found that Boeing did not adequately describe the system that contributed to two crashes, and that the F.A.A. failed to understand much of what the company did share.

The designs seemingly stretch the limits of science.

Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut, was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965 – an experience that almost killed him

It might sound crazy, but it’s true: The heavens cast their wrath and fury on the ships more than on the fishes.

Go can be used to program in a functional style, previously I’ve written about how we can use this to implement Continuation Passing Style…

I stopped sleeping when I was 18. I’d just arrived at college, having moved from a tiny village to a big city for the first time in my life. London was loud and busy. I was staying in a dorm with a load of people I didn’t know. There was a hospital nearby…

My university just announced that it’s dumping Blackboard, and there was much rejoicing. Why is Blackboard universally reviled? There’s a standard story of why "enterprise software" sucks. If you’ll bear with me, I think this is best appreciated by talking…

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media and messaging platforms in the southern cities of Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Hatay, as the ...