by Leroy Hurt | Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: A few months ago three British teens launched a project called Thinkspace, a school club of sorts that teaches kids to create websites and apps by making coding fun, social and student-led. Thinkspace is different than an ordinary computer club...
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Instapundit and Daily Mail: A headset detects the tongue’s position when the user flicks that magnetic stud. Touch a spot on the right bottom tooth to go right, for example. The headset wirelessly beams that information to a smartphone the user carries. An...
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Instapundit and Nature: Retractions of scientific papers have increased about tenfold during the past decade, with many studies crumbling in cases of high-profile research misconduct that ranges from plagiarism to image manipulation to outright data fabrication....
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via CNBC and Drudge: …doctors and scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) are developing cutting edge prosthetics to improve the lives of amputees. Today, advances in technology are enabling amputees to ride bikes, grip bottles and even run. The...
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Instapundit and Popular Mechanics: The war of words and maritime move–countermove has been under way for years, but this latest escalation could be the fuse to ignite a war that can’t easily be stopped. Here’s how a hypothetical scenario might unfold....
