Technology's Missing Links
If youre into tech Im sure youve heard the joke about Apples iPad not since Moses has the world been this excited about a tablet. Truth be told, the iPads iconic features didnt drop from the sky into...
View ArticleThe old social networks...
Mesh networks are set up the way the original internet was envisioned to work users hosting and transmitting as individuals, rather than using centralized networks. Back then, users also communicated...
View ArticleComputers Like Music
Digital musicologists around the world are using computers to analyze music in ways humans cant. Turning beautiful melodies into cold hard numbers has given us insight into how music works, why we like...
View ArticleClues to a U.S. Cyber-attack on Iran?
New forensic evidence may confirm what many suspected behind-the-scenes: that the US and Israel conspired earlier this year to target Iran with the espionage malware “Flame”. Dan Goodin is Security...
View ArticleJeopardy Champ Supercomputer "Watson" Has A New Job: Customer Service
If you’ve ever felt like customer support from a call center is a hopeless case, there are now statistics to back that up. Forbes recently reported that fifty percent of calls that go through call...
View ArticleLooking For Love? Try The Internet. No, Really!
A new study from the University of Chicago shows that couples who meet via online dating sites tend to have better relationships than couples who meet for the first time in person. Here to tell us more...
View ArticleTech Trends To Look Forward To In 2014
50 years ago, inspired by the 1964 World’s Fair, Isaac Asimov wrote an article for the New York Times envisioning what the world might look like in 2014. Among his predictions: “By 2014,...
View ArticleBASIC: How Dartmouth Helped Open Programming (And Gaming) To Everybody
When you think of the places that have shaped technology the most, you might think of the garage where Apple’s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak put together their first personal computers. You might think...
View ArticleDartmouth Physics Professor Working To Solve Mystery Key To Quantum Computing
Some of the biggest technology companies in the world are on a chase for what some consider the holy grail of the information age: Quantum computing. And some of that research is going on right there...
View ArticleThe Beethoven Machine: Can A Computer Compose The Music Of The Future?
What will the music of the future sound like? New Hampshire Composer Greg Wilder doesn't know yet, but as NHPR's Sean Hurley reports, the Warren resident is hoping to build the machine that writes it....
View Article10.22.14: The Power Of Pairs & Good Gig
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, Marie and Pierre Curie, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. On today’s show, the myth of the lone genius gets knocked down by an exploration of creative duos. We’ll find out...
View Article2.17.15: Why The American Outdoors Is So White, An Online Resource For...
According to a report from the National Park Service only 7% of annual park visitors are African American. On today’s show, we delve into environmental history and cultural studies to find out why the...
View ArticleThe Uncommon Core: Computer Games & History
Video Games & History "One game that we’ve played in the class was Sid Meier’s Civilization , which lets the player manage a civilization from the Bronze Age all the way up to the information age....
View ArticleGranite Geek: The Software That Tries To Improve Our Road Designs
The idea of building a road is pretty straightforward – you build a path and let vehicles go on the path. The reality is, of course, is way more complicated. How many lanes does the road need, and in...
View ArticleAt Dartmouth, Humans and Computers Compete in Literature and Music Contests
Computers do a lot of work for us— control components in our cars, help us check out at the grocery store, and count our money at the ATM. But can computers create “human-quality” music and literature?...
View ArticleGranite Geek: Open Source Hardware
You’ve heard of open source software. Linux is perhaps the best-known example. But what about open source hard ware? It’s not a new idea, but it’s now in New Hampshire proving itself valuable to one of...
View ArticleNHPR's Rewind: A Technological Takeover
At 19 years old, I am certainly a product of the digital age. All of my school writing pieces, from simple grammar assignments in elementary school to research papers at college, have been created,...
View ArticleGranite Geek: UNH on the Front Lines of 'Software-Defined' Networking
As software becomes more sophisticated, it has taken over jobs usually completed by humans or machines. A new kind of software technology called “Software-Defined Networking” is enabling software to...
View ArticleN.H. Board of Education Adopts New Computer Science Standards
The New Hampshire state Board of Education has adopted new computer science academic standards. David Benedetto is the STEM and Computer science administrator at the New Hampshire Department of...
View ArticleWhat Do We Mean When We Say "Artifical Intelligence?"
It's actually been talked about it for decades, but what do we mean when we say "artificial intelligence" in our time? We hear that history, and talk about new developments. How is AI impacting us now,...
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