An app could help those with face blindness but has raised concerns among privacy experts
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Facebook Users Value the Service More Than Investors Do
Users of the social network said they’d require payment of more than $1000 to quit the platform for one year. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Engineering a Biomedical Revolution in China
A permissive regulatory climate and a pragmatic approach have fostered soaring growth
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How Many Manatees Are There? There’s an Algorithm for That
Biologists and computers scientists team up to create a census of animal populations
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What’s Changed Since My First Column for <em>Scientific American</em>
What’s changed since my first Scientific American column
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Tiny Computers Could Transform Our Lives
And they’re getting closer to the marketplace all the time
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Drones Used to Find Toy-Like “Butterfly” Land Mines
Quadcopters with thermal imagery cameras can help detect vicious mini-mines that often kill or maim children
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The Surgical Singularity Is Approaching
AI-powered robots may soon be doing some procedures faster, more accurately and with fewer complications than humans
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Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?
Yes and no: there are reasonable arguments on both sides of the question
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Smarter Pricing Could Ease Parking Frustration
A new algorithm raises parking rates in busy neighborhoods and lowers them elsewhere, guaranteeing free parking spots regardless of location. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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