Category Archives: technology

Drone jamming system to protect European airports, public spaces

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

Airports could be equipped with technology capable of detecting and bringing down drones that stray into their air space, according to Dan Hermansen, chief technology officer of Danish anti-drone firm MyDefence. The company has developed a drone alarm and protection … Continue reading →

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What are the rare earth elements?

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

Enough rare earth minerals have been found off Japan to last centuries Rare earths are important materials for green technology, as well as medicine and manufacturing Where would we be without all of our rare-earth magnets? Rare earth elements are … Continue reading →

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Manchester Baby: world’s first stored program computer

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

This video was produced by Google as a tribute to the “Manchester Baby”—the first computer to run a program electronically stored in its memory. This was a flagship moment, described by some as the “birth of software”. To find out … Continue reading →

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Google Builds a Digital Reproduction of the National Museum of Brazil After its Tragic Destruction

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Following a devastating fire this September, Google has released a virtual tour of the National Museum of Brazil, the country’s oldest natural history institution. The digital recreation is presented by Museum View (which uses the same functionality as Google Street View), and … Continue reading →

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A Murder Over a Monsanto Chemical – The New Republic

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

How a new herbicide pitted farmer against farmer in Arkansas By BOYCE UPHOLT December 10, 2018 ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID DE LAS HERAS Mike Wallace sat in his pickup truck on a dusty back road near his farm outside Leachville, Arkansas, typing … Continue reading →

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The Future of Water

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

The world’s supply of cheap and clean fresh water will likely plummet as the climate warms and populations boom. Can we find ways to conserve, cut waste, and find new sources before it’s too late? The latest installment of our … Continue reading →

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Kid Thinkers Partnered With Grown-Up Experts to Bring Their Inventions to Life

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

London-based designer, artist, and all-around professional brainstormer Dominic Wilcox is the person behind Little Inventors, a global project that connects kid inventors with grown-up experts to bring children’s ideas to life. Little Inventors took root in 2015, when Wilcox began establishing inventing workshops … Continue reading →

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Should a self-driving car kill the baby or the grandma? Depends on where you’re from.

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

The infamous “trolley problem” was put to millions of people in a global study, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures. by Karen Hao October 24, 2018 In 2014 researchers at the MIT Media Lab designed an experiment called Moral … Continue reading →

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An Appliqued Solar System Quilt Used as a Teaching Aid in the Late 19th century

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

1876 Ellen Harding Baker’s “Solar System” Quilt, via The Smithsonian National Museum of American History   In the late 1800’s, teacher and astronomer Sarah Ellen Harding Baker spent seven years embroidering a star-covered quilt for her classroom in Cedar County, … Continue reading →

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When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?

Posted on November 27, 2018 by

Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you’re thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, … Continue reading →

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