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Video - Neal Stephenson on Optimism

Acclaimed author Neal Stephenson addresses the following question: Is there a categorical imperative for science fiction to be optimistic? This past spring, Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal conversation with science fiction writer Neal Stephenson about his craft, preoccupations, influences, and inspirations. Enjoy a six-part weekly...


MONDAY 27. AUGUST 2012


Securing Your Voice

Researchers turn voiceprints into passwords to avoid storing your actual speech anywhere. Voice authentication is increasingly used by tens of millions of people, including bank and telecom customers: you record a sample upon enrollment, and then speak that passage each time you call in, confirming your identity with a certainty regular passwords can't match. But if hackers obtain your...


SATURDAY 25. AUGUST 2012


Apple Wins Big in Major Patent Trial

The iPhone maker gains the advantage in patent fight with Samsung After only three days of deliberation in a complicated and high-profile trial, a nine-person jury found that Samsung has infringed on six of Apple’s mobile technology and design patents and determined the iPhone maker should be awarded more than $1 billion in damages. ...


FRIDAY 24. AUGUST 2012


Another Bust for Alzheimer's Drugs

Although Eli Lilly's anti-amyloid compound fails to slow decline in two large trials, patients with mild forms of the disease show some benefit For the second time this summer, a candidate drug has failed to slow the rate of mental decline in large trials of patients with Alzheimer's disease. But some hope remains that the compound could help patients with milder forms of the disease....


THURSDAY 23. AUGUST 2012


Outlier Patients in Cancer Drug Trials Could Personalize Treatment

Researchers use DNA sequencing to identify the molecular basis of a patient's unique but beneficial response to an experimental cancer drug. No cancer is like any other, so it's no surprise that there's a lot of variability in how patients respond to cancer drugs. This variability creates a challenge for drug developers: A  compound can fail in clinical trials if it does not...


WEDNESDAY 22. AUGUST 2012


Special Relativity And The Curious Physics of Chronology

Einstein showed that two unrelated events can appear in any order depending on your point of view. Now physicists have discovered the chronologies of three events, and more Special relativity has changed the way we think about time and the order of events. Einstein famously showed that two events can look simultaneous to one observer but not to another. In fact, it's possible to make two...


TUESDAY 21. AUGUST 2012


The Puzzle Of The 13 Solar Towers of Chankillo

Chankillo, a Peruvian "Stonehenge", has 13 towers in a straight line. Nobody knows why but one physicists thinks that software for simulating the position of the Sun for solar panels can help That's a useful interpretation. (In fact, Sparavigna  has been using this software to re-analyse the role of the Sun in a number of ancient solar observatories round the world.) ...


MONDAY 20. AUGUST 2012


Few Options in the West Nile Fight

The seasonal and unpredictable nature of the infection makes it difficult to test any potential treatment or vaccine. Last week, officials in Dallas County in Texas began spraying insecticide from airplanes to curb the worst outbreak of West Nile virus that Dallas has ever seen. With no options for treating or preventing the disease, officials hope to prevent more people from contracting the...


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THURSDAY 16. AUGUST 2012