The whole "Keep Calm and [X]" trend has been a fun little meme for merchandisers everywhere, ever since the now-public domain WWII slogan was rediscovered. But a seller on Amazon might have taken the opportunity too far. So far, in fact, that Amazon found itself having to take down some offers for a "Keep Calm and Rape Her" shirt. Ew. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"I somewhat agree. But this is not witty or humorous and can only cause offence. Buying this would only make you a tool. That and the over use of this ..." More »
There are all kinds of people who'd want to know if a movie will be a hit before it comes out: companies who are throwing down money on advertising, and even you before you let yourself get excited. Well according to researchers at Tottori University, there's a mathematical equation out there that can do a pretty good job of just that. Read More >>
Featured comment by hummingmachinery:
"It's really just a desperate attempt to get funding for his department as the variables needed are harder to come by than the equation itself.
I wa..." More »
Featured comment by Bakes:
"Chernoff was using cute computationally generated faces to display data in k-dimensional space back in the 1970s. So that's cute+maths+1970s computers..." More »
There's a lot of noise and very little signal on Twitter, and sometimes it can be hard to know what to pay attention to. A team of scientists might be able to help with that, though, because they're developing algorithms to sort the truthful tweets from the lies. Read More >>
Most battery advances concentrate on improving hardware, but researchers from the University of California San Diego have developed new algorithms that can cut lithium-ion battery charge times in half. Read More >>
A prototype weed-seeking automaton could change the way seven billion humans eat, as well as help to end industrial agriculture's reliance on toxic herbicides and itinerant labor. Read More >>
Featured comment by dirtymagic86:
""could change the way seven billion humans eat"
Putting food into my mouth and chewing has worked pretty well for me so far.." More »
We hear about this issue all the time: tech companies, even the big guns, have trouble attracting and retaining women. Interestingly enough, Google has taken the least human and most nerdiest possible route to tackling this gender issue—algorithms. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cantab:
"Google's bread and butter is reducing human problems into computable and analysable data; this is essentially no different. This article is almost sex..." More »
Google's continually refining its search to keep ahead, and its latest update is no exception. Big G has prioritised breaking news with a 'freshness algorithm' update to Caffeine that'll affect over one-third of all search results, getting more current. Read More >>
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