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19th-Century Political Parties Kidnapped Reluctant Voters and Printed Their Own Ballots—and That's Why We've Got Laws Regulating Behavior at Polling Places
All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places.
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How Tech Firms Have Tried to Stop Disinformation and Voter Intimidation – and Come Up Short
The time has come for the U.S. to learn from the experiences of other nations and hold tech firms accountable for ensuring that their platforms are not misused to undermine the country’s democratic foundations.
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Google Antitrust Case Suggests Apple Should Be in the Department of Justice’s Crosshairs Too
Apple’s role as the gateway to billions of searches is the critical factor here.
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Why Sleep Experts Say It's Time to Ditch Daylight Saving Time
Our internal circadian clocks would not be misaligned for half the year.
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Will Russia Influence the American Vote?
U.S. voters should prepare for even more strange and unexpected examples of information warfare between now and Election Day.
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To Achieve Cyber Agility, Think Long-Term
Agencies must instead invest in cyber platforms to become more agile and responsive to adversaries.
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If a Robot Is Conscious, Is It OK to Turn It Off? The Moral Implications of Building True AIs.
As real artificial intelligence technology advances toward Hollywood’s imagined versions, the question of moral standing grows more important.
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Old Dog Training Methods Teach Robots New Tricks
Roboticists are still figuring out how robots can learn efficiently from their mistakes.
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The Future of Work Post-Pandemic: We’re Not Going Back
Suddenly, the conversation about telework has shifted from “do we have the right technologies in place?” to “do we have the right people policies and training in place?”
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Health Insurers Are Starting to Roll Back Coverage for Telehealth – Even Though Demand Is Way Up Due to COVID-19
Due to the financial strain on health care systems and insurers, the increase in telehealth use may be forced to shrink even though the public health crisis remains.
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Stress Shows Up in Your Spit After Work Interruptions
But not all interruptions have the same effect.
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How High-Performance Computing Can Strengthen the U.S. Government
More computing power means more mission delivery.
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3 Steps U.S. Officials Can Take to Shore Up Election Cybersecurity
Securing the 2020 election will be an immense undertaking.
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How to Use COVID-19 Testing and Quarantining to Safely Travel for the Holidays
COVID-19 testing is not as simple as yes or no, infected or safe.
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What the Rise of Digital Handouts on Venmo and Cash App Says about Our Fraying Social Safety Net
There's an uptick of people tuning to Twitter to ask for financial support during the pandemic.
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Is the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Enough?
Everyone needs to smarten up on smart technology.
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Religious Life Was Converting to Tech Before COVID
Livestreamed services, which people view from home, are the new normal.
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People Want Data Privacy but Don't Always Know What They're Getting
Differential privacy has recently emerged as a leading technique and is being rapidly adopted.
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