- Death Test Reveals Strength of Social Interaction
Social ties between humans are stronger than those between fruit flies or ants but weaker than those between bees, according to a cheerful new ranking based on how quickly creatures die when they become isolated
- A Smarter Algorithm Could Cut Energy Use in Data Centers by 35 Percent
Storing video and other files more intelligently reduces the demand on servers in a data center.
New research suggests that data centers could significantly cut their electricity usage simply by storing fewer copies of files, especially videos.
- Proceed with Caution toward the Self-Driving Car
Completely autonomous vehicles will remain a fantasy for years. Until they’re here, we need technology that enhances human drivers’ abilities rather than making those abilities increasingly obsolete.
- With E-Book Lending, Simon & Schuster Takes It Slow
Looking before you leap: a strategy that it might not hurt more publishers to adopt.
Simon & Schuster will become the last of the Big Six publishers to make its e-books available to libraries, reports PaidContent. The publisher will begin a one-year trial with New York City’s public libraries. No titles are off limits, reportedly, but we don’t know the exact financial terms of the deal. (Other publishers have charged up to three times as much as retail for libraries to have e-loaning privileges).
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