Tag: technology
How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats they pose –...
Iain Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder
Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western...
Why ‘bad’ ads appear on ‘good’ websites – a computer scientist...
Eric Zeng, University of Washington
Sketchy ads, like those for miracle weight loss pills and suspicious-looking software, sometimes appear...
Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they...
Ravi Sen, Texas A&M University
When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set...
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and...
David Wallace, Mississippi State University
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The...
What are false flag attacks – and did Russia stage any...
Scott Radnitz, University of Washington
The Russian assault on Ukraine, which began in the early hours of Feb. 24,...
Government agencies are tapping a facial recognition company to prove you’re...
Beginning this summer, you might need to upload a selfie and a photo ID to a private company, ID.me, if you...
Future engineers need to understand their work’s human impact – here’s...
Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego
Engineers spend much of their time absorbed in the technical aspects of problems, whether they’re designing the...
Are people lying more since the rise of social media and...
David Markowitz, University of Oregon
Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
