Category: Technology & Science

Facial recognition algorithms remain biased against people of color. EFF makes a plea for oversight of law enforcement reliance on facial recognition software.

Using sleep deprivation to lift people out of severe depression may seem counterintuitive, but for some people, it’s the only thing that works. Linda Geddes reports.

Mexico’s regulators are threatening to shut down the only community provider that serves rural Mexico and indigenous populations. Jacobo Nájera and Giovanna Salazar report.

Community broadband can help preserve access to the Internet and privacy. But is it enough? Nathan Sheard writes.

Dr. Ricki Lewis tells her personal story of breast cancer.

Jeff Atkins talks about the true firebirds, the ones who start forest fires, and why scientists are paying more attention to folklore to understand animals.

Matt Carlson opines on the future where journalism is written by robots using natural language programming algorithms.

With the big tech companies masters of the world’s new public square, it is vital they work to address anti-democratic manipulation of their platforms everywhere, not just in the United States. Will Wright looks at the new “cyber troops” around the world.

Our favorite geneticist Dr. Ricki Lewis takes on the notions of white supremacy, and helps get Stormfront removed from the Internet…possibly.

Out of the blue, Vanessa Potter lost her sight. As she recovered, her senses mingled – hearing and touch changed the way she saw colours. Her quest to understand why introduced her to new tech that uses sound to help blind people see.