by Sarah Rajtmajer | Jun 28, 2017 | Education, Science Policy |
In 2010, Elsevier’s scientific publishing arm reported profits of $1.16 billion on $3.2 billion in revenue- a margin of 36%- higher than Apple,...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Jun 27, 2017 | Big Data, Defense, Social and Behavioral Sciences |
On the latest “Voices from DARPA”, Program Manager Jonathan Pfautz speaks about his new program SocialSim. SocialSim aims to develop...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Jun 6, 2017 | Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Nicholas Kristof’s column in this weekend’s New York Times reflects on a now legendary study demonstrating that Capuchin monkeys show a sense...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | May 31, 2017 | Education, Government |
Pursuing research grants is a cornerstone of academic life. And the competition for these awards is at an all-time high. A recent Nature news...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Apr 26, 2017 | Biological Engineering, Human Health, Neuroscience |
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT) program to understand the basic mechanisms...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Apr 18, 2017 | Computer Science, Technology |
Robert Taylor, innovator who shaped modern computing, passed away last Thursday at his home in Woodside, California. In 1966, then the director of the...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Apr 11, 2017 | Big Data, Social and Behavioral Sciences |
DARPA has announced its Ground Truth program, an effort to gain better fundamental understanding of the strength and limitations of quantitative and...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Apr 2, 2017 | Biotechnology |
Imagine hardware implanted in your brain to help with memory. According to Justin Sanchez, program director of DARPA’s Restoring Active Memory (RAM)...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Mar 12, 2017 | Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Psychologists suggest that a new phenomenon is emerging whereby sharing on social media may begin to blur the line between individual and collective...
by Sarah Rajtmajer | Mar 8, 2017 | Emerging Technologies, Technology |
An article yesterday in Slate magazine suggests that Google’s alternative facts and Uber’s self-driving accidents are symptoms of a deeper problem that...
