The First Machine-Generated Book by a Scholarly Publisher Is a Boring Read
Amazon’s online book store is plagued with thousands of auto-generated ebooks crudely hacked together from other texts by shady authors” looking to make a quick buck. Most…
Category: Technology
Recently, you may have seen news stories claiming that tourists could “face the death penalty” for taking selfies on a certain beach in Thailand–which we can all… Read More
Apple needs China. But it comes at a cost. Read More
The flying car has been just a few years away for, well, years. The predictions aren’t getting more optimistic under President Donald Trump, but now science is… Read More
Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The study casts doubt on the widely accepted… Read More
First bacterial genome created entirely with a computer
Scientists have developed a new method that greatly simplifies the production of large DNA molecules containing many hundreds of genes. With this method, they have built the…
The 12 boys trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand last year were drugged with ketamine to keep them calm before divers pulled them to safety, doctors… Read More
Security researchers have discovered a powerful surveillance app first designed for Android devices can now target victims with iPhones. Read More
If using the law to corral antivaxxers doesn’t work at first, try, try again. At least, that seems to be the lesson learned by New York City… Read More
A small, experimental nuclear reactor being constructed by Argentina’s state-backed nuclear company INVAP at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh has spurred… Read More