MIT Technology Review“Am I going crazy or am I being stalked?” The online world of gangstalkingMIT Technology ReviewRight now, on Facebook pages, forums, blogs, YouTube channels, and subreddits across the internet, thousands of people are sharing their belief that they are being “gangstalked” 24/7 by governments and other organizations. These people are mostly, if not exclusively, mentally ill. Yet every day, the internet legitimizes their beliefs, discouraging them from getting professional help or taking medication, and pushing them further down the road of psychosis, with sometimes deadly results.
MIT Technology ReviewThe hunt for the algorithms that will protect our data against quantum computingMIT Technology ReviewQuantum computers could make encryption a thing of the past, but 15 contenders are trying to prove they have what it takes to safeguard your data. The majority believe the solution involves an approach called lattice-based cryptography.
MIT Technology ReviewMeet the high-tech Mars rover that's about to search for alien life MIT Technology ReviewOn Thursday morning, NASA launched its most ambitious effort ever to figure out the story of life in our solar system. The rover Perseverance is bristling with tech made to find signs of alien life, and will land on the Red Planet by February. The new mission will also set up the first ever sample return from another planet.
MIT Technology ReviewSome scientists are taking a DIY covid-19 vaccineMIT Technology ReviewFamed geneticist George Church and at least 20 other researchers, technologists, or science enthusiasts—many connected to Harvard University and MIT—have volunteered as lab rats for a do-it-yourself coronavirus vaccine. They say it’s their only chance to become immune without waiting a year or more for a vaccine to be formally approved. But nobody knows if it’s legal or if it works.
MIT Technology ReviewPredictive policing algorithms are racist. They need to be fixed or dismantled.MIT Technology ReviewA number of studies have shown that these algorithms perpetuate systemic racism, and yet we still know very little about how they work, which police departments and jurisdictions are using them, and for what purpose. All of this needs to change before a proper reckoning can take place. Luckily, the tide may be turning.
MIT Technology ReviewIs it safe to send kids back to school? MIT Technology ReviewPresident Trump is pushing governors to reopen schools. But is it safe? For parents to be able to gauge the level of risk, there are three questions that need answering.
