Why You Should Stop Bringing Your Laptop to Class
Photo: Gorodenkoff (Shutterstock) With all the apps and digital tools available to enhance your studying, plus how fast and easy it is to type notes, it seems like a no-brainer…
Reducing TV Hours Can Cut Coronary Heart Disease Risk, Suggests Study
For many people around the world, watching television has long been a favourite pastime. But if you’re watching television for long periods of time, it’s time to reconsider your daily…
This Is How the World’s First Large-Scale Computer Functioned
During World War II, the US Army had to calculate complex ballistic tables and unpack wartime codes. They needed an all-electronic calculating machine to do the job at electronic speed.…
Researchers Show Quantum Computer’s Advantage Over Classical Ones
Researchers at IBM have mathematically proven that there are certain functions restricted classical computers cannot perform but restricted quantum computers can. However, they concede that quantum computers can’t defeat their…
Public webcams are telling us whether people are social distancing
By Chris Stokel-Walker Social distancing in MassachusettsBRIAN SNYDER/Reuters Social distancing is one of the main weapons in the fight against the coronavirus – and computer scientists have used a database…