Archive for September, 2010
Darpa to Teen Geeks: Build Us Better Robots
Darpa wants new ways to develop and buy military gears — with fast-tracked timelines and widespread collaboration, all facilitated by web 2.0. And they’re looking to assemble an army of teenage brains to help them do it.
U.S. Acts to Quiet Blaring TV Ads
The days of leaping for your TV remote to lower the volume when an ad blares decibels louder than the show you’re watching may be coming to an end — just in time to be utterly irrelevant.
Intelligent Individuals Don’t Make Groups Smarter
An early effort at defining general intelligence in groups suggests that individual brainpower contributes little to collective smarts. Instead, it’s social awareness — the ability to pick up on emotional cues in others — that seems to determine how smart a group can be.
Solar System’s Shield Could Leak Cosmic Rays
The bubble that separates our sun from the galaxy is surprisingly active. The second global map from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, shows that the edge of the solar system changes more quickly and drastically than scientists expected.
For ThirstyBear Tasters, Rum Runner Is Runaway Winner
October Madness: A recap of last night’s beer tasting at Thirsty Bear, featuring Rum Runner and Valencia Wheat.