cryptography

Music

Crack a Virtual Musician’s Code, Get the Real Artist’s Unreleased Material

01.20.15

By Kevin Holmes
Tech

How To Make a Random Number

12.13.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Britain’s Spy Agency Is Making Apps for Kids

12.12.14

By Victoria Turk
Pulse

What Default Phone Encryption Really Means For Law Enforcement

10.08.14

By Cindy Cohn, Jeremy Gillula, and Seth Schoen
Tech

Your Encryption Will Be Useless Against Hackers with Quantum Computers

09.18.14

By Joseph Cox
Tech

‘Black Box’ Software Could Be the Future of Cryptography

05.28.14

By Max Cherney
Tech

Quantum Encryption Could Be Coming Soon to Mobile Payments

03.13.14

By DJ Pangburn
Tech

Bitcoin’s Human Problem

02.26.14

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

How Dogecoin Occupied Wall Street

02.09.14

By Daniel Stuckey and Alex Pasternack
Tech

The Mysterious ‘Cicada 3301’ Challenge Is Back for Another Year

01.07.14

By Victoria Turk
Tech

All Systems Are Insecure Until Proven Otherwise: An Interview with Bruce Schneier

12.29.13

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

Would Bitcoin Have Prevented the Biggest Credit Card Theft in History?

12.22.13

By ALEC LIU

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Life

Are Humans Wired to Cheat? Americans Have Strong Opinions.

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By Ashley Fike
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Life

You’re Probably Missing Signs Your Dog Is in Pain. Here’s What to Look for.

We don’t know quite as much about our pets as we thought.

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By Ashley Fike
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Life

This Habit Is Replacing Nighttime Scrolling (and People Are Sleeping Way Better)

Just throw your phone in a dumpster at this point.

1 hour ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

How a Patch of Moss Helped Cops Bust a Grave Robbing Ring

Remember this next time you underestimate a botanist.

2 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

Eat This Food Every Day to Slow How Fast You’re Aging

Sorry I don’t have a better hack.

2 hours ago

By Luis Prada