Science, Technology, and Social Media

NASA Makes History With First Helicopter Flight On Another Planet

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration made history Monday morning when it conducted the first ever powered and controlled flight…

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Primordial black holes could explain dark matter, galaxy growth and more

Adam Mann, Knowable Magazine A half-century-old, still-disputed idea about dense cosmic objects from the dawn of time could solve longstanding…

5 years ago

Smugglers Advertising Illegal Entry Services On Facebook: REPORT

Human smugglers advertised illegal border crossing services to migrants looking to enter the U.S. on Facebook, the Tech Transparency Project…

5 years ago

Democrats And GOP Aim To Counter Chinese Dominance In AI, Computing With $100 Billion Tech Investment

A bipartisan bill that would provide $100 billion for technology research to address competition from China could build support for some…

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‘Trojan Horse’: Republicans Introduce Bill Prohibiting TikTok On Government Phones

A group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation that would prohibit federal employees from downloading the Chinese social media app TikTok…

5 years ago

Keeping time with zircons

Cypress Hansen, Knowable Magazine Crystals of the mineral zircon are rugged enough to survive the most violent geologic events. Impurities…

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Justice Department Announces Effort to Disrupt Exploitation of Microsoft’s Exchange Server

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of…

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Drone Spying Bill Passed by Florida Senate

The Florida Senate passed (SB-44) on a 39 to 0 vote, a bill granting exceptions “for drone use by law…

5 years ago

Yes, all this screen time is hurting your eyes

Zhong-Lin Lu, Knowable Magazine OPINION: A neuroscientist says that he’s particularly worried about kids, who may have spent much of…

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Social Media Doesn’t Allow Posts That Break COVID-19 Narratives, Even Though Health Organizations Keep Backtracking Previous Findings

Social media companies have policed coronavirus-related content based on information from top health organizations, even as those organizations have contradicted…

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