Transit of Venus: The Other Half of the Longitude Story
While Harrison was reinventing the clock, astronomers turned the heavens into a celestial timepiece
Alan Turing: Mathematical Biologist?
His biographer says Turing invented computer science, artificial intelligence, and mathematical biology
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Five Essential Skills for the Facebook Era
In a new book, Howard Rheingold says social networks are changing the way we think
Arduino’s Playmate
The $25 Raspberry Pi will do for computing what Arduino has done for robotics
Bright Lights, Quieter Cities?
A Techwise Conversation with acoustic engineer Nick Antonio
The Titanic Launched a Century of Emergency Response Technologies
Emergency communications arose after the great ship went down
This Is Your Brain on Metaphor
Neuroscientists use fMRI to look at our most treasured turns of phrase
Your Favorite Stores Know You All Too Well
A Techwise Conversation with data-mining expert Eric Siegel
Consumer Electronics, Driver Distraction, and You
A Techwise Conversation with NHTSA administrator David Strickland
Fixing the Brain With Computers
A Techwise Conversation with neurosurgeon and hacker Dr. Richard Bucholz