If space systems such as GPS were hacked and knocked offline[1], much of the world would instantly be returned to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity is largely invisible to the public at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.
Cyberattacks on satellites have occurred since the 1980s[2], but...
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Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago[1]. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact[2] on how scientists study the human brain.
Since its first use, the EEG has shaped researchers’ understanding of cognition, from perception to memory. It has also been...
You might have heard that artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize everything[1], save the world and give everyone superhuman powers. Alternatively, you might have heard that it will take your job, make you lazy and stupid, and make the world a cyberpunk dystopia[2].
Consider another way to look at AI: as an assistive technology –...