Artificial Intelligence Takes a Trip on the London Underground
Researchers have devised a system that can learn sophisticated tasks, like figuring out where in the heck you…
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Are Cell Phones to Blame for Our Plummeting Levels of Trust?
New research presents evidence supporting that idea. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) Increasingly, Americans don’t trust…
Who Should Pay for Internet Infrastructure?
If it’s taxpayers, then maybe we should have a conversation about regulating Internet prices. By Rick Paulas (Photo:…
The Looming Lifeline Internet Subsidy Crisis
How FCC Internet speed requirements—designed to prevent Internet Service Providers from providing slow Internet—will make large numbers of…
Does a ‘Help Us Catch a Terrorist’ Text Help or Just Cause Panic?
Authorities are embracing emergency text alerts to help catch suspects—but critics say they may cause mass panic and…
Why Is American Internet So Slow?
Antiquated phone networks and corporate monopolies do not produce fast Internet.
Discrimination by Design
The many ways design decisions treat people unequally. By Lena Groeger Original Home Owners’ Loan Corporation redlined map…
There’s an App for That
While much of Parkinson’s research is focused on discovering what causes the degenerative disease and finding a cure,…
The Next Internet Is Gigabit Internet
While the speedy service has been around for a while, its high cost has placed it almost exclusively…
Does Gaming Teach Kids That Gun Control Is a Bad Idea?
New research provides evidence supporting that troubling possibility. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Andreas Levers/Flickr) Why can’t we get…