Tianshu Li, University of Virginia The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Photographs and computer vision techniques using…
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TECHNOLOGY James Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track to increase its use of controversial facial recognition technology. The…
TECHNOLOGY Kerry Rippy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason…
TECHNOLOGY A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines. Amanda Becker Originally published by The…
TECHNOLOGY Hayder Radha, Michigan State University It’s hard to miss the flashing lights of fire engines, ambulances and police cars ahead of you as you’re…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Ahana Aurora Fernandez, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin “Mamama,” “dadada,” “bababa” – parents usually welcome with enthusiasm the sounds of a baby’s babble.…
Rabindra Ratan, Michigan State University and Yiming Lei, Michigan State University The metaverse is a network of always-on virtual environments in which many people can…
Kayla Harris, University of Dayton; Christina Beis, University of Dayton, and Stephanie Shreffler, University of Dayton This year the Internet Archive turns 25. It’s best…
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon and Charlotte Alexander, Georgia State University Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs,…
Mayank Varia, Boston University The proliferation of child sexual abuse material on the internet is harrowing and sobering. Technology companies send tens of millions of…