Welcome to another issue of “Hawaii Science Digest”–a Hawaii Island-based blog focusing on science, technology, medicine, health, the environment, cyber security, and artificial intelligence (AI). Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. In this post, we turn to several cyber security and AI issues discussed in the current edition of “WIRED Magazine.”
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Email edition of “WIRED Magazine”, 01 January 2019.
Everything Science Knows About Hangovers—And How to Cure Them
BY ADAM ROGERS
In the past five or six years, a small group of researchers have dedicated themselves to the hangover.
YEAR IN REVIEW
Going Dumb: My Year With a Flip Phone
BY JASON KEHE
The upsides of a downgrade.
BIOLOGY
3.5 Billion-Year-Old Fossils Shift Ideas About Earth’s Start
BY REBECCA BOYLE
A series of fossil finds suggests that life on Earth started earlier than anyone thought, calling into question a widely held theory of the solar system’s beginnings.
ANONYMITY
Tor Is Easier Than Ever. Time to Give It a Try
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN
Been curious about Tor but worried it’s too complicated to use? Good news: The anonymity service is more accessible than ever.
Meet the High Schooler Upending Artificial Intelligence
BY TOM SIMONITE
One author of a new paper on artificial intelligence is a 17-year-old high school senior.
CULTURE
Inside the Weird, Industry-Shaking World of Donald Glover
BY ALLISON SAMUELS
Childish Gambino. Atlanta. Lando Calrissian. Glover has just about every performance space covered, and all his projects intersect in strange ways.
MAKERS
Before They Go Back to School, Turn Your Kids Into Masterful Makers
BY RHETT ALLAIN
Now is the perfect time to press pause on your kids’ use of smartphones, tablets, and game consoles to teach them how to create something.
CRIME
The Inside Story of the Great Silicon Heist
BY BRENDAN KOERNER
The tech economy runs on highly purified polysilicon. It’s pricey and difficult to trace. Two Alabama factory workers found it surprisingly easy to steal.
HOW TO
5 Tips For Using Amazon’s Fire Kids Tablet and Echo Dot
BY ADRIENNE SO
Before you hand your kid an Amazon device, here are a few ways to make sure they enjoy it.
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