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Blockchain-based elections would be a disaster for democracy

Further ReadingExperts criticize West Virginia’s plan for smartphone votingIf you talk to experts on election security (I studied with...

Predictably, online media go nuts over ‘Oumuamua and Harvard scientists

A few days ago, a pre-print of a research paper to be published in the appeared online. The paper concerns the fascinating object...

Spanish scientists: EnChroma glasses won’t fix your color blindness

The much-touted EnChroma glasses don't help colorblind users see new colors; they merely let the colorblind see the same colors in a different...

With no evidence, Georgia’s top voting official accuses Dems of “cyberattack”

Further ReadingNo, there’s no evidence (yet) the feds tried to hack Georgia’s voter databaseIn the run-up to nationwide elections...

PUBG’s “console exclusivity” may soon end, as loud hints of a PS4 version mount

Nearly a year after the popular PC shooting game () launched on Xbox One, evidence has begun popping up to suggest that the...

Gab is back a week after Pittsburgh shooting controversy forced it offline

Gab, the "free speech" social media site that's popular with the alt-right, is back online. "We will never get up, we will...

Llama “nanobodies” might grant universal flu protection

Llama antibodies are different from ours. Our antibodies are a mix of two pairs of proteins, heavy and light, wrapped around each other....

Donut-shaped BEC might be key to fault-protected quantum logic

I know I have a reputation for liking lasers. But I’m a bit of a philanderer—I have a secret and unrequited love for...

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