Dozens of games and apps claim to improve your memory or make you smarter or reduce stress. But do they really? Developers say the next step is clinically valid proof of cognitive gains.
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How To Build A Tech Empire At Age 24
Dubbed “The Mark Zuckerberg of Accra,” Raindolf Owusu is developing tools to bring the Internet to all Africans — and to train the next generation of tech leaders on the continent.
Company promoting genetically engineered salmon reports net losses for first half of 2015
The biotech company has developed a genetically modified salmon that can be farmed to market size in half the time of conventional wild or farmed salmon.
Ishmael Hope recrafts a family tale in “Never Alone” follow-up
Foxtales is based on a story told by Ishmael Hope’s late grandfather, Willie Panik Goodwin. Hope relied on his uncles, Alaska Native elders from Kotzebue, to write the game’s narrative.
Obama Orders Development Of Supercomputer To Rival China’s ‘Milky Way’
It is hoped that the new supercomputer, expected to go online by 2025, would be the first “exascale” machine — some 20 times faster than today’s fastest machine, called Tianhe-2 (Milky Way-2).
A Sense Of Self: What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don’t Exist
In his new book, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Anil Ananthaswamy examines the ways people think of themselves — and how those perceptions can be distorted by certain brain conditions.