Robot Drum Arm
A robotic third arm helps drummers execute previously impossible percussion patterns.
Gender Bias & Online Sales
Buyers shell out a lot less in online auctions when the seller is female.
Computer Learning
Scientists reverse-engineer the human learning process to help computers think more creatively.
Cell Phones & Income
Mobile phone data can help create maps of wealth and poverty.
Cultural Terror Campaign
Satellite surveillance documents ISIS’s targeted destruction of sacred landmarks.
3D Bioprinter
3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.
Parents, Kids & Math
An educational app helps parents with math anxiety help their kids excel in the subject.
Smartphone Eating Habits
A smartphone app is helping researchers document our erratic modern eating habits, 24/7.
Voting Machines
New electronic voting machines are accessible to all voters, regardless of disability.
Virtual Reality for Spiders
Virtual reality helps researchers study animal behavior and learning.
AI Psychologists
Can computer programs help people feel more comfortable sharing their personal problems?
Wi-Fi Power
New microelectronic devices may get their energy through Wi-Fi signals.
Pop Music Redux
Powerful computer tools are helping musicologists study the evolution of popular music.
Eyewire
With a computer and an internet connection, you can help scientists map the human brain just by playing a video game.
Traumatic Dining Reviews
Analysis of bad restaurant reviews in Yelp reveals that dining can be as much about human interactions as food.
Language of Speed Dating
A linguist looks at the dynamics of speed dating.
Forecasting Terrorism
A computer scientist finds predictable patterns in terrorist attacks.
Marine Debris Tracker
A smartphone app allows citizen scientists to track litter that makes its way into our waterways.
Information-Centric Networking
According to some experts, the internet would be more efficient if data was labeled by its content rather than its location on a server.
Science or Nonsense?
ENCORE PRESENTATION - From the Science Update archives: Science confronts alternative medicine and vaccine myths. Also: Can we learn anything from violent video games?
Virtual Bodyswapping & Racial Bias
Virtual “bodyswapping” helps people set aside unconscious biases towards others.
Mountain Legacy Project
Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky Mountains.
Disaster Tweets
Tweets help civil engineers build higher performing buildings, roads and bridges.