computer science
The Computer Scientist Dreaming Of a Better Sex Robot
Kate Devlin is reimagining the future of human-robot lovemaking.
Someone Built a Working Four-Bit Computer Out of Cardboard and Marbles
You don't need electricity to implement binary operations, though it certainly helps.
Physicists Designed a Quantum Graph Search Technique That Matches Google
Researchers describe a fast new way of exploring complex data structures.
In the Era of ‘Prosthetic Intelligence,’ the Right to Remain Silent Is the Right To Encryption
Self-incrimination has taken on a new, dangerous meaning, according to researchers.
Modular Robot Self-Heals and Even Redesigns Itself for New Tasks
The thing before the thing before the thing before the Terminator.
Million Dollar Computer Chess Problem Will Take 'Thousands of Years' to Solve
4,426,165,368 possible queen positions.
Learn Anything Is a Graphical Search Engine to Tame the Online Learning Jungle
There have never been so many online learning resources, but that has a downside.
200 Terabyte Proof Demonstrates the Potential of Brute-Force Math
Automated verification finds renewed potential for making algorithms safe.
Computational Models Suggest Heroism Is Suboptimal for Saving Lives in an Emergency
Maybe George Costanza was right.
Computer Science Graduates Are Disappearing From Software Development
New devs are skipping college, according to a new Stack Overflow survey.
Beware the Microsecond
Computers are optimized for nanosecond and millisecond scales, but that's not good enough anymore.