Meghan Neal
What the Emoji You’re Sending Actually Look Like to Your Friends
Emoji are standardized, but the variations across devices are enough to totally change the meaning of what you’re trying to convey.
Facebook's Magic Formula for Determining Your 9 Top Friends
Facebook’s algorithms are secret, but here’s what we can glean by paying attention to the clues.
Let's Be Real, Sharks Aren't Eating Google's Undersea Internet Cables
Human activity causes the vast majority of underwater cable damage.
Why Automation Today Is Like Computers in the 1980s
It's not hard to see the parallels between early mainframe computers and the first prohibitively expensive, functionally-limited robots
A Bioengineered Glow-in-the-Dark Plant Is Your Next Night Light
Or city streetlight. Or air freshener.
This Is What It's Like to Be Anesthetized by Virtual Reality
Doctors are calming pre-surgery nerves with soothing digital simulations.
Sorry Supermodels, Runway Avatars Never Have to Eat
Supermodels are the latest name on the list of professions threatened to be replaced by technology.
A Sadly Brief History of Girl Toys Finding STEM Jobs
Lego's new Research Institute set includes a paleontologist, astronomer, and chemist, all female.
The Future Garden Is Digitized WiFi-Connected, and Rented By the Hour
This feels like the sad, inevitable collide of the post-ownership sharing economy cultural shift and the overpopulated urban future.
E-Cigs Are Healthier Than Tobacco, According to All the Research Done So Far
So let's all just chill.