Science, Technology, and Social Media

Not Ready for Prime Time: Robot cars on average required a human takeover every 14 miles driven

Updated reports required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles from companies testing robot cars on California public roads reveal a fleetwide…

7 years ago

Unraveling breast cancer risk

By Ashleen Knutsen, Knowable Magazine For decades, Piri Welcsh has had professional and personal stakes in understanding the genetics of…

7 years ago

Feminist Writer Sues Twitter Over Ban For Transgender Tweets

Feminist writer Meghan Murphy sued Twitter on Monday for deceptive trade practices and breach of contract Twitter banned Murphy in…

7 years ago

Watch: Why SpaceX Built A Stainless Steel Starship

Despite advances in materials over the past 70 years, SpaceX chose stainless steel for the Starhopper rocket. Many modern rockets use…

8 years ago

NYPD Demands Google GPS App Stop Helping People Get Around DUI Checkpoints

The New York Police Department demanded that Google’s GPS navigation app Waze stop helping drivers avoid DUI checkpoints. Waze allows…

8 years ago

Author Of New Book ‘Zucked’ Says Facebook’s Mission Is To Make People ‘Angry And Afraid’

Roger McNamee, author of the new book “Zucked,” appeared on “Fox & Friends” Thursday and said Facebook seeks to make…

8 years ago

Facebook Removes More Pages Tied To Infowars’ Alex Jones After Policy Change

Facebook removed more than 20 pages tied to Internet provocateur Alex Jones and InfoWars Tuesday after the Silicon Valley giant…

8 years ago

Harvard Prof Believes An Alien Spaceship Is Flying By Jupiter

A Harvard University professor believes an alien spaceship could be flying by Jupiter despite criticism from other scientists saying the…

8 years ago

Facebook Breaks Out The Big Guns As Zuckerberg Wards Off Regulators

Facebook is using company executives to personally answer questions from policy makers about the nature of the social media giant’s…

8 years ago

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Great ‘Polar Vortex’ Of 2019

The “polar vortex” was the coldest weather many Americans have seen in decades. Many news reports tried to link the…

8 years ago