We need to be mindful as we develop thought-reading tech New Scientist News
Mass thought control may not be on the cards just yet, but mind-reading tech is developing fast. We need to be prepared.
Month: December 2018
5 Intractable Problems Quantum Computing Will Solve – Interesting Engineering
5 Intractable Problems Quantum Computing Will Solve Interesting Engineering
The most famous unsolvable problems in computer science are exactly the kinds of problems that quantum computing can address. We look at the challenges …
Scientists Hate the NIH’s New Rules for Experimenting on Humans – WIRED
Scientists Hate the NIH’s New Rules for Experimenting on Humans WIRED
This week, after almost a decade of work, some new rules go into effect for researchers funded by NIH. If they’re using human beings in their experiments, most …
NSA Cyber Chief Says Companies Are Losing Ground Against Adversaries – The Wall Street Journal
NSA Cyber Chief Says Companies Are Losing Ground Against Adversaries The Wall Street Journal
Rob Joyce, a specialist at the National Security Agency, said companies’ readiness for cybersecurity threats is “getting worse.”
The Uncharted Territory of Bioethics – The UCSD Guardian Online
The Uncharted Territory of Bioethics The UCSD Guardian Online
Until last week, embryonic genetic modification was something usually only discussed hypothetically and with non-viable subjects in high-performing medical …
Human Experimentation: Rethinking The ‘Bad Old Days’ – Forbes
Human Experimentation: Rethinking The ‘Bad Old Days’ Forbes
Princeton University’s decision to keep Woodrow Wilson’s name on a series of buildings and programs is the latest development in the recent debates over …
FBI Secretly Collected Data on Aaron Swartz Earlier Than We Thought—in a Case Involving Al Qaeda – Gizmodo
FBI Secretly Collected Data on Aaron Swartz Earlier Than We Thought—in a Case Involving Al Qaeda Gizmodo
Nearly two years before the U.S. government’s first known inquiry into the activities of Reddit co-founder and famed digital activist Aaron Swartz, the FBI swept up …
Brain-on-a-Chip Will Reduce Animal Experimentation, Ease Development of Drugs – Breaking Israel News
Brain-on-a-Chip Will Reduce Animal Experimentation, Ease Development of Drugs Breaking Israel News
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalms 23:5 (The Israel Bible™). Illustrative: …
VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys – The Guardian
VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys The Guardian
Experiments involved monkeys and humans breathing in exhaust fumes for hours at a time.
A Designer Seed Company Is Building a Farming Panopticon – WIRED
A Designer Seed Company Is Building a Farming Panopticon WIRED
Indigo Ag, known for its microbe-coated seeds, is acquiring geospatial data startup TellusLabs to use satellites to learn every last thing about its farmers’ fields.