Calculating Space

On display until November 8 at the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali in Turin: Seen from afar, Calculating Space looks like a sculpture made of toothpicks. It’s made of sticks, strings and little plumbs. This fragility and transparency give a physical presence as much as they hide the logic and functioning of the machine. Its units [...]

The Gadget Buyer’s Decision Making Flowchart

From scordit.com, via gizmodo.com.

Protecting Your Virtual Privacy: A Closer Look At Digital And Internet Security

A gentle reminder that the social sites you frequent on the net shouldn’t be your only concern for data mining: Dr. Michael Birnhack of TAU’s Faculty of Law and Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren from the University of Haifa recently completed a comprehensive study on information privacy laws in Israel and found compelling reasons for lawmakers everywhere to [...]

Biotech Company Sued for Accidentally Growing Extra Bones In People’s Bodies

An illegal surgical mashup: A company called Stryker Biotech was in court last week defending a bone-growth product it sold for years, despite reports that it would “drift” in the body, causing bones to grow in random locations. To boost sales of a product called OP-1 Implant with a bone-setting filler called Calstrux. The mixture was [...]

Animated ink-blot images keep unwanted bots at bay

From newscientist.com, animated and 3D captchas make it harder for bots to solve: