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How hard is it to opt out of third party data collection?
Jeff Tyler May 22, 2013
A lot of businesses are buying so-called third party data to add to what they’re already collecting on you. Of course, they all say, “you can always opt out.”
What will it take to make tornado prediction better?
Shannon Mullen May 21, 2013
Prediction for tornadoes like the one in Moore, Okla., has gotten pretty good. Building thousands of new radar stations would make it better.
This burger brought to you by a test tube
Stephen Beard May 21, 2013
Dutch scientists will shortly unveil a burger that uses meat grown at great expense in a laboratory. Growing meat is more efficient in the long-term, but people may not take to it.
Aaron Swartz's 'Strongbox' could help protect sources
Ben Johnson May 17, 2013
The late internet activist and a New Yorker reporter worked together to develop a way for sources to anonymously share documents.
Will dollars follow the stem cell breakthrough?
Dan Gorenstein May 16, 2013
Researchers have figured out how to clone human embryonic stems cells, which can be used to develop tissue for many uses. Will investors jump in?
Orbiting Kepler telescope may be unable to gather more data
Sally Herships May 16, 2013
Space scientists say Kepler has already found enough potential and confirmed planets to keep them busy for years.
The cost of Angelina Jolie's cancer testing? More than $4,000
Stacey Vanek Smith May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy is likely to boost demand for a medical test that determines the probability of breast cancer. That test is currently available from just one company, Myriad Genetics, which charges more than $4,000.
Bloomberg editor apologizes for violating client privacy
Krissy Clark May 13, 2013
Bloomberg News admits reporters used Bloomberg terminals to access clients' information.
The next generation unfriends Facebook
Jeremy Hobson May 4, 2013
What are the kids doing these days? It's an age old question. But when it comes to technology, it's an important one.
No sequester reprieve for biomedical research
Kai Ryssdal Apr 30, 2013
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institute of Health, on how sequester cuts have caused anxiety for young researchers.
