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Mapping the world, three words at a time

June 30, 2016
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For places lacking an "address," three-word names offer a more usable alternative to long strings of latitute and longitude digits. In case you were wondering, there is no place associated…

Flyover Country App, or What Do Airplanes and Dinosaurs Have in Common?

May 4, 2016
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By Katrin Kleemann On my flight home to Berlin from Munich last month (7 April 2016) I tested an app I recently read about. The app allows you to learn…

The Unnatural Kingdom: If technology helps us save the wilderness, will the wilderness still be wild?

March 11, 2016
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In the New York Times Sunday Review, Daniel Duane reflects on the use of cameras and tracking devices to manage "wilderness": wildlife managers everywhere are seizing more and more of…

Hi-tech agriculture is freeing the farmer from his fields

November 4, 2015
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From The Guardian: Robots to pick, drones to survey crops and satellites to drive tractors - experts predict a fully automated farm in five years. But is this what farmers…

Navigation Device Lets You Feel Your Way Through A City

September 9, 2015
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By Claire Maldarelli in Popular Science (4 September 2015). The Animotus Device. Courtesy of Adam Spiers Navigating through a crowded city like New York or London can be a challenge, especially…

Instagram Adds Trending Locations, Here’s How They Work

June 24, 2015
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By Dave Gershgorn in Popular Science: At first, Instagram was the app for picture people. Photographers who saw the app’s potential early on in its life cycle, like David Guttenfelder…

What’s that bird? New website can identify by your photo

June 8, 2015
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google_ad_section_start Your computer just became an ornithologist. In a breakthrough for bird watchers and the avian-curious everywhere, the Visipedia research project and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have collaborated on…

“Ex Machina” takes on nature vs. nurture

April 24, 2015
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Amelia Urry, Eve Andrews, Suzanne Jacobs, and Ana Sofia Knauf discuss on Grist the "green" dimension of Alex Garland's latest movie Ex Machina. Why it’s green: The story touches on myriad concerns from…