Obama: Technology Will Save the Country
Did Obama’s State of the Union speech include more mentions of technology than any other president’s?
Communications
Moshers, Heavy Metal and Emergent Behavior
The collective behavior of moshers at heavy metal concerts is mathematically similar to a disordered 2D gas, say physicists.
Second Coming of the Spec: Verizon Now Curates Apps on Technical Merit
The mobile carrier ranks apps not on popularity or "fun," but on security, data usage, and battery criteria.
Thank God for Facebook: When Platforms Proselytize
Facebook's organ donor and voting-drive efforts raise the question -- where do you stop?
This Dopey, Decade-Old Tech Privacy Video Actually Got A Lot Of Things Right
"Ordering Pizza In 2015" didn't anticipate geotracking or mobile apps, but a privacy expert says its predictions weren't far off base.
SETI Study of Habitable Exoplanets Draws a Blank for Jill Tarter
The exoplanets of greatest interest show no sign of intelligent civilisations--so far.
Space Weather Influenced Food Prices in Medieval England, Say Astrophysicists
Famines plagued Iceland and food prices spiked in medieval England following extreme space weather events, according to a new study of historical data
As It Happened: Two New BlackBerry Phones Attempt to Revive Fading Brand
Can RIM come back from the brink with a new operating system and two new devices?
Getting to Bono: A Cover History
A portrait of the U2 frontman wasn’t our first pick for the cover of the January/February issue. But as the magazine came together, it seemed the clear choice. Here’s how it happened.
First 3-D Images Created With Single Pixel Sensor
Chinese physicists use ghost imaging technique to make 3D images with a single pixel
