“Hacking Face ID, the facial recognition system built into Apple’s iPhone X, isn’t easy. Unless, it turns out, you’re a very specific hacker—say, a rare 10-year-old kid, trying to break into the phone of whichever of your parents looks the…
Microsoft helps veterans build new careers
Microsoft offers an 18-week educational program that prepares military veterans for a career in the technology industry. More than 240 companies have become hiring partners that seek out MSSA graduates. “Several years ago, a group of employees at Microsoft who…
Set your clocks back an hour
Learn more about why we set our clocks back an hour at the Great Falls Tribune.
Telemedicine Is Forcing Doctors to Learn ‘Webside’ Manner
An expert in the burgeoning field of telemedicine, Steinhorn believes in the power of digital tools to connect clinicians with their patients. But more important than the technology, he says, is what clinicians in the field have taken to calling…
Carved pumpkins are works of art
Don’t you wish your pumpkin looked like this? Learn how it’s done at The Washingtonian.
Hello Barbie, let’s go … build a telescope!
Move aside Barbie, here come the Lego women of NASA. “Follow in the footsteps of 4 pioneering women of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration—America’s space agency) with this fun and inspiring LEGO® set. Build the Hubble Space Telescope and…
Robot writes handwritten note
What do you think of a “handwritten” note being written by a robot? Does that qualify as handwritten? Does it matter? Read more about this idea at Wired.
Christopher Columbus runs aground in Puerto Rico
Located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, the “Birth of the New World” is now the tallest statue in the western hemisphere. While it survived Hurricane Maria, the huge, controversial statue almost got stuck in storage while Puerto Rico decided what to…
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
The Smoky Mountains National Park has a beautiful web page featuring the 2017 Fall Foliage Map that can help you decide where to go to see leaves changing color. The page also features some really interesting facts on why trees…