Even though robots are taking human jobs, Bill Gates thinks that governments should tax companies for using them, as a way to slow the spread of automation and to pay for new job training required by displaced workers. “Certainly there…
“Hidden Figures” character becomes a Lego minifig
Even though Hidden Figures didn’t win an Oscar, Lego immortalized one of its main characters. The four other women getting the Lego treatment are: Margaret Hamilton, now 80, who developed the onboard flight software for the Apollo missions while working…
We don’t need stinking bridges!
An engineer named Mark Moore published a paper about electric aircraft that could be used for the morning commute. The white paper inspired Google to create two startups. Moore is now leaving NASA where he worked for almost 30 years…
Lego robot solves Rubik’s Cube
Anyone who simply can’t solve a Rubik’s Cube just got a handy cheat in the form of this Raspberry-Pi robot built from Legos, which can solve the puzzle in a little under two minutes. Go to Youtube to see the…
Want to Be a Space Archaeologist? Here’s Your Chance!
GlobalXplorer° needs your help spotting signs of looting in Peru. Go to www.globalxplorer.org, open an account and become an online archeologist! Learn more about this online platform that uses the power of the crowd to analyze the incredible wealth of…
How To Make Broadcast Towers More Bird-Friendly: Turn Off Some Lights
It’s likely that the only time you really notice one of your neighborhood broadcast and cell towers is at night when they’re lit up with conspicuous bright red lights. Those lights help pilots see the huge metal structures that can…
Why even the best tech couldn’t give us a precise inauguration headcount
Posted Jan 23, 2017 by John Mannes (@JohnMannes) Alternative facts aside, attendance at President Trump’s inauguration was low. Citing crowd scientists from Manchester Metropolitan University in Britain, the New York Times reported an estimated 160,000 people attended Mr.Trump’s speech. Yet the administration continues to…
The Very Human Problem Blocking the Path to Self-Driving Cars
It was a game of Dots that pushed Erik Coelingh to rethink his entire approach to self-driving cars. Coelingh, Volvo’s head of safety and driver assist technologies, was in a simulator, iPad in hand, swiping this way and that as…
LightUp teaches kids how everyday technology works
LightUp is an award-winning toy that teaches kids how the technology we use everyday works. Build circuits, learn to code, and have fun with your creations!