Computer scientist Luis von Ahn is best known for inventing those twisted, blurry words that websites ask you to type to post a comment or send an email. Host Ziya Tong talks to the genius award recipient about how he hopes to trick us all into digitizing old books, one CAPTCHA at a time. To see the full segment, visit http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video after original broadcast. Tune in to WIRED SCIENCE on your local PBS station (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wiredscience
Computer scientist Luis von Ahn is best known for inventing those twisted, blurry words that websites ask you to type to post a comment or send an email. Called "CAPTCHAs," they help websites...
These days, major universities, drug companies, and even a few governments maintain their own biobanks, which are basically places where scientists store human parts like brains, blood and livers...
Rocketbelts went from being a grand military ambition to a classic James Bond moment, to part of a future that never materialized. WIRED SCIENCE travels to the first International Rocketbelt...
Rocketbelts went from being a grand military ambition to a classic James Bond moment, to part of a future that never materialized. WIRED SCIENCE travels to the first International Rocketbelt...
A new wave of lie-detection technology relies on fMRI imaging technology and claims to be able to see inside your mind to tell if you are lying. Wired Senior Editor Adam Rogers subjects himself to...
Neuroscientists in Wisconsin are helping blind patients see with their tongues. Find out how they're juggling the senses and rewiring the brain. To see the full segment, visit...
You've heard of a pacemaker for the heart, but what about for the head? We'll go under the knife with a Cardington, Ohio farmer who's getting electrodes implanted in his brain to alleviate the...
It's been 50 years since the first satellite, Sputnik, was launched into orbit. Now, communication satellites are used in everything from radio and television to Internet connections. Special...
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