Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Does anybody care? Time engineers do
Internet Forecast: Cloudy, With a High Probability of Getting Hacked
But cloud providers say security isn't their job
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Who Owns Your Social Identity?
Surprisingly, you give up fewer rights to Facebook than to Twitter
Twitter and the Quakebook
How an English teacher in Japan compiled a book of first-hand accounts of the earthquake in one week
From Ballistics to Programming
How some math-savvy women helped win World War II and became the first computer programmers
The World's Tiniest Camera
Soon medical cameras will be as small as grains of sand--and almost as cheap
Facebook, Twitter, and the Middle East
Too few service providers, network latency, and not enough smartphones limit the effectiveness of the Middle East's social networks
The Myth and Reality of Spectrum Scarcity
Is there a looming shortage of wireless spectrum, or do we have plenty? Yes.
Are We Giving Google More Than We Get?
A new study asks whether personalized search results are worth the private data we give up
Examining the Results of the Smart Grid 2025 Game
Here's what game players like you predict for our electricity future