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Retired Generals Fear That Kids Are Too Fat for War
At the intersection of fat-shaming and war-mongering comes a bizarre public health campaign: an effort by retired generals and admirals to ban sugary sodas and snacks from public schools. The kids...
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Darpa’s New Director Wants to Keep the Skies Under U.S. Control
The U.S. has total dominance of the skies above planet Earth, a defense budget five times as large as its nearest competitor, and a fleet of robotic aircraft and advanced manned planes. The newest...
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Navy’s Top Geek Says Laser Arsenal Is Just Two Years Away
Never mind looming defense cuts or residual technical challenges. The Navy's chief futurist is pushing up the anticipated date for when sailors can expect to use laser weapons on the decks of their...
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Wrath of the Math: Obama Wins Nerdiest Election Ever
If the 2008 election was about hope and change, 2012 was about data and memes. Yet the result was the same: in the nerdiest election in the history of America, Barack Obama won.
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Hacking the Human Brain: The Next Warfighting Domain
This new battlespace is not just about influencing hearts and minds. It’s about involuntarily penetrating, shaping, and coercing the mind in the ultimate realization of Clausewitz’s definition of war:...
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Why Spree Shooters Commit Suicide
Why are some mass shooters more likely to kill themselves? If we go beyond the armchair psychology and diagnostic labels in the coverage of this horrific tragedy, the data from past rampage shootings...
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11 Body Parts Defense Researchers Will Use to Track You
If the latest crop of biometric systems work as advertised, they may be able to identify you without you ever knowing you’ve been spotted, with more accuracy, and from farther away. Here are 11 projects.
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Darpa’s Plan to Recruit Military Dogs: Scan Their Brains
Belly rubs won't cut it anymore. The Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers are working on a plan to scan the brains of dogs, to help figure out how they think.
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Navy’s Next-Gen Binoculars Will Recognize Your Face
Take a close look, because the next generation of military binoculars are being developed to scan and recognize your face from more than 650 feet away.
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Here’s How Geology Shows North Korea’s Nukes Are Getting Bigger
The rumblings from North Korea's third nuclear test tell a story: Pyongyang is building bigger atomic bombs. Understanding how requires checking out the geologic record.
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Darpa Wants You to Transcribe, and Instantly Recall, All of Your Conversations
The Pentagon's blue-sky researchers are funding a project that uses crowdsourcing to improve how machines analyze our speech -- and let you easily record, transcribe and recall all the conversations...
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