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A woman sits near the “Marilyn” print by pop artist Andy Warhol at the “The Square of the Peace” Museum Centre in Russia. | Reuters/Ilya Naymushin

Jun 15, 2018

Fred Turner: The 60s counterculture roots of today’s social networks

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society

A starling roost in the United Kingdom. | Unsplash/James Wainscoat

Jun 11, 2018

Could studying how animals move cohesively in a group teach us how to help drones fly safely?

Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics

Could VR’s new age elevate the practical application of the technology? | Stocksy/Brian Powell

May 29, 2018

Jeremy Bailenson: Taking a grand tour of the latest in virtual reality

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

Who's better at predicting your behavior? Your computer or your spouse? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

May 9, 2018

Michal Kosinski: Living in a post-privacy world

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

When it comes to medicine, we want the good without the bad. | Stocksy/Tatjana Zlatkovic with illustration overlay by Kevin Craft

May 3, 2018

Using computer simulations to create safer, more effective medications

Computation & Data, Health

It may be possible to infer certain traits concealed online by looking at the friends of our friends. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Apr 10, 2018

Researchers analyze friendship networks to infer ‘hidden’ traits

Computation & Data, Security, Technology & Society

The new research illuminates the value of interdisciplinary teamwork between humanities and the sciences. | Getty Images/mousitj

Apr 9, 2018

New machine-learning methods measure change in gender and ethnic bias

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data

Video glitches can range from annoyances in online teleconferences to deadly emergencies in remote-control tele-surgeries. | iStock/MicrovOne

Apr 9, 2018

Can computer science take the glitch and stall out of real-time video?

Computation & Data, Materials

How do we design online computer systems that bring together large groups of people for work? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Apr 9, 2018

Michael Bernstein: Welcome to the future of crowdsourcing

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

It’s important for pollsters and voters alike to better understand what polls can reveal. | iStock/hermosawave

Mar 6, 2018

The margin of error is bigger than you think

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

A new low-power system will turn devices on when needed, extending battery life of small electronics. | iStock/Wachiwit

Feb 23, 2018

A new ultrasonic technology powers devices without human intervention

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society

Just as genes shape a person’s physical appearance, they can also alter the body’s sensitivity to drugs. | Unsplash/@freestocks

Feb 22, 2018

A new tool helps tailor prescriptions to complement a patient’s genome

Computation & Data

Understanding the mechanical forces at work in the brain could have important applications in medicine | iStock/mustafahacalaki

Feb 7, 2018

Mechanical forces may underlie brain development and some diseases

Computation & Data, Health

What role do community gardens play in disease prevention? | Stocksy/Bonninstudio

Jan 31, 2018

Sanjay Basu: The power of healthy eating

Computation & Data, Health

Split-second decisions get made on a racetrack, but what happens on the highway when algorithms are in control? | iStock/AvigatorPhotographer

Jan 26, 2018

What can a computer learn from a race car driver?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

How technology is changing the news industry. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Dec 12, 2017

What is the future of computational journalism?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

More than mere pests, mosquitoes can carry deadly diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, West Nile virus and Zika. | Photo by iStock/dimarik

Oct 31, 2017

How citizen scientists can contribute to worldwide mosquito tracking

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

The authors’ method could reveal top-selling words in English, Chinese and other languages. | Photo by Stocksy/Marko Milanovic

Oct 2, 2017

How does the language a company uses affect its online sales?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

What does it know about you? | Photo by Unsplash/Rick Jio

Sep 28, 2017

Euan Ashley: Exploring a new age of medical diagnostics

Computation & Data, Health

Illustration by Stefani Billings

Sep 18, 2017

Kwabena Boahen: What does the next generation of computers look like?

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society

Illustration by Stefani Billings

Aug 28, 2017

Jure Leskovec: The power of social networks

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society

Stanford researchers hope to use two precisely positioned satellites to create artificial solar eclipses in order to find distant planets. | Photo by NASA

Aug 8, 2017

Can satellites that cause artificial eclipses help find other planets?

Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics

New software helps human film editors make rough cuts based on scenes involving two or more characters engaged in dialogue. | Image by iStock/myowl

Aug 1, 2017

New software takes the drudgery out of film editing

Computation & Data

Researchers are developing technologies to help robots adapt to unknown and changing environments. | Orion nebula/Courtesy JPL

Jul 14, 2017

Space robot technology can help autonomous vehicles here at home

Computation & Data, Materials, Transportation & Robotics