Technology
- The Internet Of Things And Security: Will A Hacker Stop Your Heart Or Car?
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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shutterstock By Carsten Maple, University of Warwick ...
Article - The Conversation - Dec 1 2014 - 9:00am
- Bronchoscopy For Dolphins Fixed Stenosis
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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
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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