Do You Trust Technology?

Do You Trust Technology?

An organizer of the 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/) sent a CFP for a minitrack on Trust in Information Systems: A user’s trust and distrust in…
Web Page Mistakes And The 'Lazy Thumbnail'

Web Page Mistakes And The 'Lazy Thumbnail'

I don’t understand, sometimes, how people put together their web pages. Who really thinks that, say, pink text on a red background looks good? Seventeen different typefaces on one page? A background…
New Robot: Squid Or Starfish?

New Robot: Squid Or Starfish?

New robot alert! New robot alert! It's an adorable cross between Gumby and a starfish. Go watch the video right now. Now, none of the authors of the paper are marine biologists, so I can't…
Anti-theft?

Anti-theft?

The navigation system in my car has an anti-theft feature that’s interesting, in that it relies entirely on a sort of herd immunity. The system is installed in the car’s dashboard, so it’s somewhat…
No Haz-Mat Suit?  Send In The Insect Cyborgs

No Haz-Mat Suit? Send In The Insect Cyborgs

Energy harvested from insects may take the utility of miniature cyborgs to the next level. Researchers say they can now harvest the insect's biological energy from either its body heat or movements,…
Degrees of separation

Degrees of separation

New Scientist tells us about Facebook’s analysis of the “friend” relationships in their social network. “Only four degrees of separation, says Facebook,” goes the New Scientist headline. Here’s…
Lessons NASA Can Learn From The Internet

Lessons NASA Can Learn From The Internet

I am sure it is old news to most if not all of Science 2.0's readers that NASA recruited Vint Cerf to help adapt Internet technology to space mission communications in 2000; and that they…
Top Ten Gadgets Of 2011

Top Ten Gadgets Of 2011

Sheesh, it isn't even Thanksgiving but companies are already advertising Top Ten Lists?  When will it end?  There are still 37 shopping days until Christmas but The Sunday Times already…