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How Citizen Scientists Can Help Protect Water Quality
One of the ways to help these groups gather data is to give them better tools and training.
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America’s Hopelessly Anemic Response to One of the Largest Personal-Data Breaches Ever
The government has indicted four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for hacking into the credit-reporting agency Equifax. The question is why.
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Longer Thumbs Lead to More Smartphone Touch Errors
It's not your big, dumb thumbs, it's your long, dumb thumbs.
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Hackers Could Shut Down Satellites—or Turn Them into Weapons
On the mundane end of scale, hackers could simply shut satellites down.
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Why It’s Time to Drop Passwords for Federal Networks
At very least, stop using pop culture references.
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Encryption and a New Paradigm for Security’s Data-Centric Future
ITAR’s new encryption carve-out paves the way for secure and private collaboration.
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20 Seconds to Optimize Hand Wellness
One of the world’s most crucial and selfless acts is still simply washing your hands.
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Charging Your Phone Using a Public USB Port? Beware of 'Juice Jacking.'
Those in need of a battery boost need to keep some security tips in mind.
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Why the Government Needs To Create A $10B Venture Fund for Artificial Intelligence
Our national security is at risk.
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Astroturfing Is Bad But It's Not the Whole Problem
The shift to a digital process has made commenting easier yet also inadvertently opened the floodgates to voluminous, duplicative and, yes, even “fake” comments.
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U.S. Workplaces Are Nowhere Near Ready to Contain a Coronavirus Outbreak
Tens of millions of Americans don't have paid sick days while others operate in "tough it out" workplace cultures.
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Britain and America Have a China Problem
London’s and Washington’s differing assessments of Beijing’s rise point to deeper issues between the two countries.
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Agile for the Public Sector Is Closer Than You Think
As counter-intuitive as it seems, methodical planning, standardized processes and procedures and relentless communication are key to achieving agility.
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Two Satellites Just Avoided a Head-On Smash. How Close Did They Come to Disaster?
All we could do was watch whatever unfolded above us.
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Hate Cancel Culture? Blame Algorithms.
The same algorithmic forces that buttress cancel culture can actually rehabilitate canceled entertainers.
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Is Workplace Rudeness on the Rise?
We often think that everyone is being rude to each other all the time.
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