Research

Put your bitcoins to work funding open-source cancer research

The cancer-fighting compound will be named “Satoshimycin” in honor of Satoshi Nakamoto.

On Jan 8, 2014 by Gaby Dunn

Lol My Thesis is the TL;DR of college essays

Sadly, there’s no extra credit for honesty.

On Jan 1, 2014 by Miles Klee

Does Wikipedia need a medical disclaimer?

Some Wikipedians wonder if the site should do more to warn users about the quality of the advice they’re receiving.

On Jan 1, 2014 by Tim Sampson

These researchers want to make the dogs from ‘Up’ a reality

Can you hear me now?

On Dec 23, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

Why you need this simple app that hands over all your metadata

The value of metadata has been hotly contested in security and surveillance circles, but these researchers are aiming to settle that debate.

On Nov 22, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

Google triumphs in 8-year copyright battle over scanned books

Judge Denny Chin’s decision doubles as a glowing commendation for the library-like project.

On Nov 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

Why academics are tracking Mark Zuckerberg’s every word

“The Zuckerberg Files” compile everything the Facebook founder has said to an audience.

On Oct 28, 2013 by Miles Klee

How playing with a ‘sexy’ avatar affects female gamers

Stanford researchers find women are strongly affected by their onscreen selves.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

MIT welcomes our new self-assembling robot overlords

This could get all kinds of weird.

On Oct 4, 2013 by Miles Klee

How to buy a private island online

Careful research and a few willing friends could land you a small slice of heaven.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Miles Klee

Facebook may be bumming you out

Down in the dumps? You’re only making things worse.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Miles Klee

Doctors prescribe better editors for Wikipedia—themselves

Self-diagnosers rejoice! Wikipedia’s medical pages are about to become a little more accurate.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

Iran’s new president spoofed with satirical LinkedIn account

I see you have a lot of work experience, here.

On Sep 25, 2013 by Miles Klee

How Bitcoin and Tor fail to obscure your identity

Think you’re a master of Internet stealth? Think again.

On Sep 11, 2013 by Miles Klee

Facebook hashtags are actually hurting your brand

Not so fast, Facebook; Twitter still has the tagging game on lock.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Cody Permenter