In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court ruled today that a potential defendant’s silence can be used against him if he is being interviewed by police but is not arrested (and read his Miranda rights) and has not verbally invoked the protection of the Fifth Amendment. Tim Lynch at the Cato Institute explains that the... Continue Reading →
The ubiquitous classical digital computer encodes data in bits (a portmanteau of binary and digits) in either a 0 or 1 state. On the other hand, while a quantum computer also uses 0/1 data representation, these qubits (from quantum and bits), qubit states 0 and 1 can be simultaneously in what is known as a... Continue Reading →
The vast expanse between stars is not quite empty—it’s home to a diffuse spread of dust, aptly called the interstellar medium (ISM). Studies of the ISM have largely relied on inferences since direct observations of the dim, diffuse material are difficult. But now it seems we have a chance for an up-close look. According to... Continue Reading →
Plans are moving ahead in the Austin area to house about 200 people who are chronically homeless. Community First Village has been about a decade in the making and in just a matter of months, it will break ground. The property is 27 acres, with little cottages, mobile homes and even some teepees dotting the... Continue Reading →
Hacker Josh Klein wowed attendees this weekend at TED — the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference — with his "crow vending machine," a device that gives the birds peanuts for depositing a coin. It's all part of Klein's plan to train crows to save human lives. Just wrapping up in Monterey, Calif., TED gives inventors... Continue Reading →
Algae could provide an endless source of biofuel, however current production methods tend to be costly and time-intensive – first you have to grow the algae, and then you extract oily lipids and convert them into fuel. Enter Gregory Martin, a brilliant 14-year-old who has found a way to boost the amount of lipids in... Continue Reading →
Around the ages of 40 or 50, if you start noticing symptoms like eye strain, difficulty seeing in the dark, or trouble focussing in on small objects or fine print, you’re probably developing presbyopia, which is an eye condition that affects over 1 billion people around the world.Currently, the condition is treated using laser surgery,... Continue Reading →
In this video Luke Rudkowksi of WeAreChange speaks with Jason and Jennifer Helvenston, gardeners who were targeted by the state. Are Americans losing their right to grow their own food peacefully on private property?The U.S. and Florida constitutions protect property rights from arbitrary invasions. After taking the fight to the government and winning the city... Continue Reading →
In July, Tennessee began a drug testing program for applicants to the state’s welfare program. Since then, just one person has tested positive out of more than 800. Applicants have to answer three questions about drug use to get benefits, and if they answer yes to any of them, they get referred to urine testing.... Continue Reading →
Students in the Materials Science & Engineering department at North Carolina State University have come together to invent a nail polish that will change color when it comes in contact with date-rape drugs, including Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB.The nail polish, called “undercover colors,” is marketing itself as “The First Fashion Company Empowering Women To Prevent... Continue Reading →
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