True Facts About Teens and Media, Now & Then
Source: Teenology News
Check out this infographic which shows how technological advances have hugely changed the social interactions of teens over the last two decades.
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Too Much TV Linked to Future Fast-Food Intake
Source: Medical Xpress
Think about the time you spend each day looking at TV. How much is too much? Do you think that what you watch could lead to poor eating habits one day? Read an article that makes recommendations for media exposure.
Eating on Mars? Be Sure to Pack the Tortillas
Source: WUTC Public Radio
Life on Mars is a work in progress. Six NASA volunteers took part in the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) experiment to explore how astronauts might one day live on Mars. Investigate the importance of food preparation on such a mission.
Welcome to the Matrix: Are Humans Just a Computer Simulation?
Source: U.S.News and World Report
Stories, novels, and movies allow us to consider possibilities beyond our everyday experiences. Some philosophers and nuclear physicists have begun to question whether the science-fiction movie The Matrix might have touched on a scientific reality.
Scientists create scarily strong drones inspired by wasps
Source: TechRadar
Researchers study wasps to figure out how to create a drone that can move and lift other objects.
How fairy tales have stood the test of time
Source: The Conversation
There’s definitely one of the tales of the Brothers Grimm that you’ve never heard, because it was developed using artificial intelligence after analyzing their works. Find out what that’s all about and why stories about princesses and shepherds still capture us.
Get ready for a future in which your favorite products act like helicopter parents
Source: Fast Company
Is “smart packaging” with sensors and bluetooth connectivity the future of consumer packaging? Read about the possibilities.
Online Museum Is Preserving ‘Endangered’ Sounds for Future Generations
Source: Mental Floss
Technological advances force some objects to become obselete. Something widely used even ten years ago may now be a relic. An online museum aims to catalog and preserve the sounds these outdated objects make.
Researchers to Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Africa for First Time
Source: Scientific American
This article explain the intended benefit of releasing genetically-modified mosquitoes into the country of Burkina Faso.
Toil and trouble: How ‘Macbeth’ could teach computers to think
Source: The Boston Globe
Read this article to learn about a professor who is trying to teach an artificial intelligence system to interpret stories by having it read Macbeth.