Your Mobile Phone Can Give Away Your Location, Even If You Tell It Not To
Most people expect that turning their phone’s location services off disables mobile surveillance, but there are ways apps can avoid or escape those restrictions
Are Autonomous Cars Really Safer Than Human Drivers?
Most comparisons between human drivers and automated vehicles have been at best uneven—and at worst unfair
Strava Storm: Why Everyone Should Check Their Smart Gear Security Settings before Going for a Jog
A fitness-tracking app’s ability to reveal supposedly clandestine locations is a reality check for people lax about protecting their security and privacy
Is Art Created by AI Really Art?
When AI creates compelling art, the meaning of creativity gets blurred
How Many Gigs are You Wearing?
Magnetic clothing could be used to store passwords and other data
Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Lives of Teenagers?
Recent headlines would have us believe that device-hooked teens are mentally and socially doomed. The reality isn't so simple
Protecting Cassava from Disease? There’s an App for That
An image-recognition smartphone app uses AI to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa identify up to five different diseases
Trump Administration Idea for Nationalized 5G Falls Flat
Critics pan National Security Council call for the government to build its own high-speed wireless network
A Future for American Energy
At the first Science Meets Congress event, Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future, energy and innovation experts from academia, government and the private sector talked with Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina about American's energy future.
How Secure Is Your Data When It’s Stored in the Cloud?
As cloud storage becomes more common, data security is an increasing concern
How Robot Math and Smartphones Led Researchers to a Drug Discovery Breakthrough
An algorithm originally designed to help robots move was useful in tackling an entirely different problem
Hawaii's Missile Alert Gaffe: Why Good Human–Machine Design Is Critical
Poor interface design clearly fails to address human errors