Crowdsourcing Radiation Monitoring
Safecast uses the power of the crowd to put radiation measurements in the cloud
Stopping SOPA
U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren leads the fight against the Stop Online Piracy Act
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Venture Capital’s Dr. Death
When it’s time for a start-up to wind down, who you gonna call? Marty Pichinson
Getting a Circuit When All Circuits Are Busy
The U.S. has a little-known system for emergency workers during times of emergency
Are Bottlenecks Endemic to the Grid?
Blackouts, like the one in Southern California in September, are a fact of life
John McCarthy, 1927–2011
A titan of computing for 50 years whose achievements will shape the next 50
Microsoft's Polygamous Windows 8
The next version of Windows knows tablets but hasn't forsaken the desktop
No Power to the People
An eight-year effort to bring electricity to Afghanistan has been squandered
Radiation's Big Lie
Did a Nobel laureate knowingly lie about the dangers of radiation in 1946?
Modernist Cuisine: The Big Book
Nathan Myhrvold talks with Susan Hassler about the science behind passionate cooking