Tech company CEO Richard White compares current internet service providers and how to regulate them to railroad companies of the Gilded Age.
A course at Yale University examines the intersections of individuality, society, and technology.
Ever wonder what using social media does to your brain? Read to learn what one team of researchers found when exploring this topic.
It’s easy to imagine that Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers would have had a happier ending with the benefit of modern technology. A social researcher explores this idea more deeply.
What does a reimagined grocery store look like? Amazon, a name not associated with grocery stores up to now, opened “Amazon Go” in Seattle in January!
Would you like this new 21st century shopping experience?
The great explorer Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 on a voyage of exploration. The 3 ships he set off with were believed to be “technology that was far ahead of its time”. Think of this connection and about why this article appears on The American Society of Mechanical Engineers website.
Neuroscientist Michael Graziano outlines the steps he believes would create an artificially-conscious computer.
Even the cheesiest 3-D movie effects can be startling. How does a cheap pair of glasses make an image look like it’s coming right at us?
How pervasive is humans’ footprint on the Earth? Author Randall Munroe explores the question.
The use of technologies such as CGI (computer-generated imagery) can make a little bear from Peru appear very real. We take on board the personality and challenges of the “guy” as if he were human. Read more about the technical challanges here.
