Thoreau's 'Walden' gets new life as a video game
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth—err, game.
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May 15, 2018
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Self-awareness class inspires intention app
Inspired by a class on managing professional relationships, five recent University of Michigan graduates are developing an app that would mesh with Alexa to help nudge people when they're out of sync with what they want.
Homeless? This startup has an app for that
Chris Sun was trying to persuade homeless people to accept free money, which, in this case, was harder than it seemed.
Don't want to be hit for extras on your flight? Bots—and FIU—could help
If the complexities of booking flights is making you long for a road trip, some robot relief is on the way.
Tumorcode, a software to simulate vascularized tumors
The tumor vasculature is a major target of anticancer therapies. Rieger, Fredrich and Welter at Saarland University, Germany have been pursuing a quantitative analysis of the physical determinants of vascularized tumors for ...
Facebook messaging app adds real time translations
Facebook on Tuesday gave its popular Messenger app the ability to translate missives in real time, deploying artificial intelligence to enable text conversations between people using different languages.
Running facial recognition on buildings to unlock architectural secrets
About a decade ago, a modest update to Apple's iPhoto software showed me a new way to study architectural history. The February 2009 update added facial recognition, allowing users to tag friends and loved ones in their photos. ...
More than 3,300 Android apps are improperly tracking kids, study finds
Thousands of family-friendly apps from the Google Play Store are potentially violating federal law, according to a new large-scale study from North American and European universities and organizations.
Algorithm tool works to silence online chatroom sex predators
An algorithm tool developed by Purdue Polytechnic Institute faculty will help law enforcement filter out and focus on sex offenders most likely to set up face-to-face meetings with child victims.
Student develops gaming technology for environmental scientific research
A Ph.D. student at the University of Manchester has developed a new method and software for using computer game technology for complex scientific and engineering simulations.
