Science & Technology
Are the Poor Completion Rates of Online College Courses Really a Problem?
Compare online class noncomplete numbers with college rejection figures and note the similarities
The NSA's Vast Conspiracy Against Our Privacy
In the six months since Edward Snowden made his revelations, the scandal has only grown.
Feds Dealt with Mentally Ill Soldiers Following WWII with Lobotomies
Around 2,000 or more given the treatment
NSA's Phone Record Gathering May Hit More Numbers Than People Realize
We are more connected through a small set of phone numbers than we used to be
Hill Staffers Warned Not to Trust Obamacare Exchange Info
Told to confirm enrollments in person
JPMorgan Patents Payment System Similar to Bitcoin
Could there be a new cryptocurrency rival?
Japan to Deploy Surveillance Drones
Set up amphibious unit as well, in response to China's behavior
Exchange Claims Quarter-Million SIgn-Ups, But Did They Actually Enroll?
How seriously should we take Obamacare figures?
Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence in Kansas Murder Case
Defendant argued Fifth Amendment violation for being forced to submit to mental health testing
British Government Forced Shutdown of Secure Email Service
Before Lavabit there was PrivateSky
FIFA: Travel for 2014 World Cup Will Produce Equivalent of 2.72 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide
Will try to do some "carbon offsetting"
Poll: Americans Want to Go Back to Previous Health Care System, Disagree With President Obama on Size and Power of Government
Americans say Obama administration is not transparent, they've lost confidence in government and Congress doesn't understand health care
Nobel-Prize Winning Biologist to Boycott Top Journals
Says they're distorting the scientific process
European Regulators Say Aspartame Sugar Substitute Is Safe
Now if they can just get EU to gasp GMO foods better
Author of the Patriot Act Calls Sen. Feinstein's Bill "a Joke"
Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wisc.) says Congress' intelligence committees have become NSA "cheerleaders"
Google Commuter Bus Blocked By Protesters in San Francisco
Some are concerned that technology workers are driving prices up
OMG! Obama Shook Raul Castro's Hand! Assume Outrage!
Maybe some actions don't actually speak louder than words
Arizona Police Using Stingray Technology To Track Cellphone Locations
Implications for civil liberties have some concerned
NSA Scandal Could Cost Top American Tech Companies Billions of Dollars
Clients may take business somewhere else because of the revelations
Mars Rover Finds Signs of Ancient Freshwater Lake
If life ever existed on the red planet, it might have been there
Princeton Turns to Mass Vaccinations to Stop Meningitis Outbreak
Will try to inject 6,000 students
