Google's New 'Account Activity' Is a Sham
When it comes to privacy, Google wants to be the good guy. Too bad that's not enough.
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Christopher Mims
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I’m a contributing editor at MIT Technology Review. Until recently I blogged the converging crises of the 21st century for Grist. I report for Wired and Scientific American, and I’ve got projects cooking for The BBC, The Atlantic and Smithsonian.
Lately I’ve been helping friends launch an experiment in alternate funding models for science and environment-focused media, called MajorPlanet.
In another life I was a crayfish neuroscientist specializing in functional and anatomical studies via Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Christopher Mims's Stories
Was Cameron's Deep Dive as Useless as Manned Space Flight?
If excitement is the real product, Cameron should be hunting giant squid.
Finally, a Rom-Com for Science
Losing Control is a movie that understands the nerd heart.
Twitter Data Scientist Takes on McDonald's Entire Menu, Survives
Mining thousands of calories of food isn't so different from parsing terabytes of tweets.
Women Key to Successful Startups, Suggest Studies
Groups that include women and men outperform those comprised of only one gender.
Filing a Lawsuit? Soon, There's an App for That
Poland's online-only court handled 2 million cases in its first year alone.
Amoeboid Robot Navigates Without a Brain
A Japanese researcher draws inspiration from slime mold cognition
DIY Kit Overclocks Your Brain With Direct Current
Transcranial direct current stimulation works, and you can try it at home.
New iPad Means Even More Cumbersome App Downloads
Here come magazines weighing in at gigabytes.
Why Only Designers Can Create New Programming Languages
Attempts to verify the utility of languages stifle innovation.
