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Sunday, April 5, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending March 28, 2015)
A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.
The Taming of Tech Criticism
Evgeny Morozov points out the essential conservatism at the heart of most technology criticism.
—Brian Bergstein, deputy editor
Google Makes Most of Close Ties to White House
What is Google so afraid of that it spends so much time lobbying Washington?
—Brian Bergstein
A New Series of Water-Activated Illustrations and Games on Seattle Sidewalks Only Appear When It Rains
Citizens of the raintropolis that is Seattle are enjoying these technology-driven works of public art, which can only be seen when they’re wet.
—Kyanna Sutton, senior Web producer
Putting a Virtual Nose on Video Games Could Reduce Simulator Sickness
Researchers find that adding a virtual nose to your view from inside a virtual reality headset reduces motion sickness.
—Tom Simonite, San Francisco bureau chief
Rethinking the Brain
Criticism of billion-euro Human Brain Project was justified, says report.
—Antonio Regalado, senior editor, biomedicine
The War Over Who Steve Jobs Was
Interesting look at the conflict behind different biographical takes on Steve Jobs.
—Rachel Metz, senior editor, mobile
Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook
Is Facebook really just still trying to connect people? Skeptics beware.
—J. Juniper Friedman, associate Web producer
Mapping the Sneakernet
The idea of Internet access usually ignores the informal flow of information.
—Will Knight, news and analysis editor
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending February 14, 2015)
A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.
The Definition of a Dictionary
Merriam-Webster considers a dictionary that lives only on the Web—a project that could give new meaning to the word “unabridged.”
—Linda Lowenthal, copy chief
How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life
With social media, everyone can be infamous for 15 minutes. The New York Times checks in with some people whose minutes are up.
—Linda Lowenthal
Tough Old Birds
The solar-weather satellite SpaceX launched this week will replace one of many important but elderly satellites, as the Economist illustrates with a handy chart.
—Mike Orcutt, research editor
Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?
Not much new ground broken here, but it’s smart and well-written nonetheless.
—Brian Bergstein, deputy editor
Me, Meet Virtual Me
Not just gamers are excited about advances in virtual reality: neuroscientists and psychologists say it can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and make people more healthy.
—Tom Simonite, San Francisco bureau chief
Photographer Imagines What It Looks Like to Run for Your Life
A New York photographer convinces 20 men to run as if their life depended on it.
—J. Juniper Friedman, associate Web producer
Why Google Glass Broke
Good backstory on Google Glass and why it flopped.
—Antonio Regalado, senior editor, biomedicine
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