Technology

The Internet Of Things And Security: Will A Hacker Stop Your Heart Or Car?

When all your appliances are internet-enabled, whose hands are holding the remote control? Hands image/ Shutterstock By Temitope Oluwafemi, University of Washington ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2017 - 9:20am

Which Government Created Regin, One Of The Most Sophisticated Espionage Bugs Ever Discovered?

Worry only if you have something to hide. Finchen By Andrew Smith, The Open University The computer-security firm Symantec says it may have found some of the most sophisticated malicious software ever made. The cyber-espionage bug, called Regin, has been ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 25 2014 - 9:02am

Bitcoin And Anonymity: User's Identity Can Be Revealed Much Easier Than Thought

Bitcoin calls itself the new money and says it can be minted and exchanged on the Internet, faster and cheaper than a bank. It's gotten a lot of attention but how anonymous is it? Not very, if you have computers and about $1,500. Several groups world ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2014 - 3:35pm

You Are Not Alone, Shows Hacked Webcam Site

If you don't put a piece of tape over your webcam, get used to being watched. adafruit, CC BY-NC-SA By Gordon Fletcher, University of Salford ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 25 2014 - 5:30pm

Thanksgiving Science: Artificial Pancreas Improves Treatment Of Type 1 Diabetes

A clinical trial compared three alternative treatments for type 1 diabetes and confirms that an external artificial pancreas improves glucose control and reduces the risk of hypoglycemia compared to conventional diabetes treatment.  An emerging technology ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 27 2014 - 12:13pm

Thousands Of Papers Using Social Media Data For Behavior Could Be Full Of Flaws

A growing number of scholars are using social media data to write articles about both online and offline human behavior- it's cheap, it's as accurate as surveys if properly controlled, and no one ever has to leave the office. But surveys are not ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 29 2014 - 11:27am

Big Data Engineering- Now With More Neuroscience

We're being overrun with Big Data and that has created a need to increase computing and networking power to make it possible to manage the vast amount of information available. Toward that goal, a new generation of Information and communications tech ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2014 - 6:00am

Privacy For Safety: How Much Will You Forfeit?

shutterstock By Carsten Maple, University of Warwick ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 1 2014 - 9:00am

Bronchoscopy For Dolphins Fixed Stenosis

A 29-year-old bottlenose dolphin recently underwent therapeutic bronchoscopy to treat airway narrowing- stenosis- that was interfering with her breathing. The dolphin had developed a cough (chuffing) which initially responded to antifungal treatment, but ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2014 - 6:30am

One Way Computers Are Better Than Humans: Cataloging Data From Studies

In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer beat Garry Kasparov at chess. He had won their first encounter in 1996, with 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws (4-2), so the team of programmers and chess experts tweaked the program and in 1997 came out ahead 3.5-2.5, a bi ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2014 - 6:23pm