The Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Be Meaningful After All
By digging out signals hidden within the brain’s electrical chatter, scientists are getting new insights into sleep, aging, and more.
How Old-School Text Adventures Inspired Our Virtual Spaces
MMORPGs and even social media can trace their roots to games that used simple text commands to construct vivid, fantastical worlds.
Tech Confronts Its Use of the Labels ‘Master’ and ‘Slave’
Companies and programmers are reexamining how technical terms are used amid Black Lives Matter protests. But some worry the changes are empty symbolism.