A paper titled "Attractive Photons in a Quantum Nonlinear Medium" doesn't sound all that fun to read, right? First of all, you're probably not entirely sure what all those words mean. Secondly, it was written by researchers at Harvard and MIT, so even if you did try to digest the information in the report, you'd likely only get more... Read More
Winter is rough for a lot of people. It’s cold, it’s dark, and the snow and rain certainly don’t improve matters. As if that wasn’t enough, it’s the time of year where everyone seems to get sick. No matter what antibiotics you stock up on or how carefully you avoid anyone you see sniffling, there’s no escaping the myriad of diseases being... Read More
The more documents detailing the NSA's spying efforts that Edward Snowden shares, the more worried we get. To make matters worse, sometimes the aggressive spying doesn't even involve the NSA. The latest? The FBI can create software that can track users on any computer, anywhere. Not to be outdone, we should note that Snowden's latest... Read More
Things aren’t exactly friendly in Ukraine right now. The Eastern European country has found itself subjected to increasingly dramatic public protests, and rising tension as the government attempts to maintain order. Protestors have stormed government offices, swarmed the streets, and even toppled a statue of the late Vladimir Lenin. What’s... Read More