Along with blockchain technology and biometric verification, election authorities also pursue security “innovations” such as voting machines that produce a paper trail of every vote. Read more about it at Recode.
U.S. has changed in key ways in the past decade, from tech use to demographics
In 2018, for the first time, social media sites surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans. One-in-five adults said they often get news from social media sites such as Facebook. Learn more about tech trends at Pew Research.
Scientists use stem cells from frogs to build first living robots
“Be warned. If the rise of the robots comes to pass, the apocalypse may be a more squelchy affair than science fiction writers have prepared us for. Researchers in the US have created the first living machines by assembling cells…
Making A Podcast Enriched Students’ Lives
Last year, a team of 11th-graders at Elizabethton High School in east Tennessee won NPR’s first-ever Student Podcast Challenge. Their podcast “Murderous Mary & The RISE Of Erwin” told the story of how the town of Erwin tried to fix…
25 of Wired’s All-Time Favorite Books
If you’re still looking for a Christmas gift for the techie in your life, check out Wired’s list of book recommendations.
How One College Helps All Students Gain Digital Skills
Learning digital skills at Bryn Mawr isn’t just for students who want to work in tech. The skills are something all students will need in their postcollege careers. http://bit.ly/2ITrVil
After Hurricane Dorian, The ‘Wikipedia Of Maps’ Came To The Rescue
“When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on Sept. 1, local disaster response agencies quickly realized they needed help. But not the kind of help you might expect: They needed mappers … more than 100 volunteers from around the world logged…
Do you think law enforcement is using facial recognition responsibly?
Do you think law enforcement is using facial recognition responsibly? “More Than Half of U.S. Adults Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly … But the public is less accepting of facial recognition technology when used by advertisers or…
He’s trying to fill in the gaps on Google street view
“One of the first things people do when they use Google Street View is check out the place where they live … So when Tawanda Kanhema moved to the United States in 2009, he looked up his hometown of Harare,…
Technology offers a glimpse into how different an era 2001 truly was
“The world was a different place when the 9/11 attacks happened 18 years ago. Imagine how social media would fuel—and befoul—the reaction to a similar event today.” Remember the technology we used to communicate back then in this very moving…