Saturday, March 6, 2010

Conan uses Twitter to change one woman's life
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:16:13 PST ]
Conan O'Brien, in what is shaping up to be a fascinating marketing campaign, promises to change the life of one random tweeter--by following her.

MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:57:00 PST ]
Architect Fumihiko Maki creates literal think tanks in the form of glass-encased labs for MIT's most famous interdisciplinary program.

CNN Fact Check: Are recent earthquakes connected?
[ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:58 EST ]
On January 12, a magnitude-7.0 quake struck Haiti just southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. On February 27, an 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile near that nation's second largest city, Concepcion. That same day there was a 7.0 quake off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, and just this week a 6.4 quake hit southern Taiwan.

Conan uses Twitter to change one woman's life
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:16:13 PST ]
Conan O'Brien, in what is shaping up to be a fascinating marketing campaign, promises to change the life of one random tweeter--by following her.

MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:57:00 PST ]
Architect Fumihiko Maki creates literal think tanks in the form of glass-encased labs for MIT's most famous interdisciplinary program.

MIT's latest think tank (photos)
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:28 PST ]
MIT Media Lab Complex by architect Fumihiko Maki and his firm offers labs on display to encourage creativity and collaboration.

MIT's latest think tank (photos)
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:28 PST ]
MIT Media Lab Complex by architect Fumihiko Maki and his firm offers labs on display to encourage creativity and collaboration.

All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)
[ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PST ]
CNET has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Apple's new touch-screen tablet, due April 3.

All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)
[ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PST ]
CNET has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Apple's new touch-screen tablet, due April 3.

Robot avatar MeBot gives you wriggling bug body
[ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:00 PST ]
Developed by an MIT researcher, MeBot is a small robot avatar for telepresence applications that can gesture to help convey the user's emotional state.

Robot avatar MeBot gives you wriggling bug body
[ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:00 PST ]
Developed by an MIT researcher, MeBot is a small robot avatar for telepresence applications that can gesture to help convey the user's emotional state.

CNN Fact Check: Are recent earthquakes connected?
[ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:58 EST ]
On January 12, a magnitude-7.0 quake struck Haiti just southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. On February 27, an 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile near that nation's second largest city, Concepcion. That same day there was a 7.0 quake off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, and just this week a 6.4 quake hit southern Taiwan.

Online dating liars: Why they do it
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:54:34 EST ]
Are you worried that the perfect person you've been chatting with via an online dating site may be lying to you? A new study finds out which people looking for love are more likely to fib.

Is chasing cybercrooks worth it?
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:49:49 EST ]
This week's arrests of three men in connection with a massive computer-virus scheme may seem like great news. But some cybersecurity experts say the "get-the-bad-guys" effort is a futile way to secure the Internet.

Online dating liars: Why they do it
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:54:34 EST ]
Are you worried that the perfect person you've been chatting with via an online dating site may be lying to you? A new study finds out which people looking for love are more likely to fib.

Time-lapse photos: Old trick is new again
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:58:51 EST ]
Time was, if you wanted to make a time-lapse film, first you had to build a machine.

Time-lapse photos: Old trick is new again
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:58:51 EST ]
Time was, if you wanted to make a time-lapse film, first you had to build a machine.

Apple's iPad to be released April 3
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:12:07 EST ]
Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad will be available in the United States on April 3, the company said Friday.

Apple's iPad to be released April 3
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:12:07 EST ]
Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad will be available in the United States on April 3, the company said Friday.

Is chasing cybercrooks worth it?
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:49:49 EST ]
This week's arrests of three men in connection with a massive computer-virus scheme may seem like great news. But some cybersecurity experts say the "get-the-bad-guys" effort is a futile way to secure the Internet.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Cure for info overload: News from friends
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:10:26 GMT ]
HASH(0xa373984)

Cosmic Log: How quakes measure up
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:53:46 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.


Cosmic Log: How quakes measure up
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:53:46 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.


U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:47:56 GMT ]

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new " iPad" during the launch of Apple's new tablet computing device in San Francisco.The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.


U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:47:56 GMT ]

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new " iPad" during the launch of Apple's new tablet computing device in San Francisco.The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.


Taking aim at Microsoft: Google buys DocVerse
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:15:18 GMT ]
Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp.

Taking aim at Microsoft: Google buys DocVerse
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:15:18 GMT ]
Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp.

Cure for info overload: News from friends
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:10:26 GMT ]
HASH(0x9375990)

MIT's latest think tank (photos)
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:28 PST ]
MIT Media Lab Complex by architect Fumihiko Maki and his firm offers labs on display to encourage creativity and collaboration.

MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:57:00 PST ]
Architect Fumihiko Maki creates literal think tanks in the form of glass-encased labs for MIT's most famous interdisciplinary program.

MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:57:00 PST ]
Architect Fumihiko Maki creates literal think tanks in the form of glass-encased labs for MIT's most famous interdisciplinary program.

MIT's latest think tank (photos)
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:28 PST ]
MIT Media Lab Complex by architect Fumihiko Maki and his firm offers labs on display to encourage creativity and collaboration.

Online dating liars: Why they do it
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:54:34 EST ]
Are you worried that the perfect person you've been chatting with via an online dating site may be lying to you? A new study finds out which people looking for love are more likely to fib.

CNN Fact Check: Are recent earthquakes connected?
[ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:58 EST ]
On January 12, a magnitude-7.0 quake struck Haiti just southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. On February 27, an 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile near that nation's second largest city, Concepcion. That same day there was a 7.0 quake off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, and just this week a 6.4 quake hit southern Taiwan.

Apple's iPad to be released April 3
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:12:07 EST ]
Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad will be available in the United States on April 3, the company said Friday.

CNN Fact Check: Are recent earthquakes connected?
[ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:58 EST ]
On January 12, a magnitude-7.0 quake struck Haiti just southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. On February 27, an 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile near that nation's second largest city, Concepcion. That same day there was a 7.0 quake off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, and just this week a 6.4 quake hit southern Taiwan.

Online dating liars: Why they do it
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:54:34 EST ]
Are you worried that the perfect person you've been chatting with via an online dating site may be lying to you? A new study finds out which people looking for love are more likely to fib.

Time-lapse photos: Old trick is new again
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:58:51 EST ]
Time was, if you wanted to make a time-lapse film, first you had to build a machine.

Time-lapse photos: Old trick is new again
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:58:51 EST ]
Time was, if you wanted to make a time-lapse film, first you had to build a machine.

Apple's iPad to be released April 3
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:12:07 EST ]
Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad will be available in the United States on April 3, the company said Friday.

Is chasing cybercrooks worth it?
[ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:49:49 EST ]
This week's arrests of three men in connection with a massive computer-virus scheme may seem like great news. But some cybersecurity experts say the "get-the-bad-guys" effort is a futile way to secure the Internet.

Science through the looking glass
[ Wed, 3 Mar 2010 22:34:51 GMT ]

In "Alice in Wonderland," a teenage Alice falls back through the rabbit hole to revisit the dreamy world of her childhood. For more than a century, Alice's adventures have been mirrored in real-world research.


Science through the looking glass
[ Wed, 3 Mar 2010 22:34:51 GMT ]

In "Alice in Wonderland," a teenage Alice falls back through the rabbit hole to revisit the dreamy world of her childhood. For more than a century, Alice's adventures have been mirrored in real-world research.


Male mice sing ultrasonic love songs
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:30:56 GMT ]

A grey house mouse. Researchers have proven that mice produce ultrasonic vocalizations for courtship that are structured like songs. The ultrasonic songs vary widely, with some winning males emitting tunes that prove irresistible to females.


Male mice sing ultrasonic love songs
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:30:56 GMT ]

A grey house mouse. Researchers have proven that mice produce ultrasonic vocalizations for courtship that are structured like songs. The ultrasonic songs vary widely, with some winning males emitting tunes that prove irresistible to females.


U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:42:33 GMT ]

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new " iPad" during the launch of Apple's new tablet computing device in San Francisco.The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.


U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:42:33 GMT ]

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new " iPad" during the launch of Apple's new tablet computing device in San Francisco.The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.


Cure for info overload: News from friends
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:10:26 GMT ]
HASH(0x8f76ad4)

Cure for info overload: News from friends
[ Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:10:26 GMT ]
HASH(0x940aac8)

10 great geek cakes
[ Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:56:05 GMT ]

From lip-smacking gadgets to chest-bursting aliens, these infamous Internet cakes are irrefutable proof that you can have your cake and eat it too.