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Wednesday marked the release of Google Glass, the augmented reality headset in development at Google. The slim-profiled glasses, currently only in limited release for testing and trials, give users hands …
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4-Player is a new, weekly video game column examining gaming culture on campus and online, documenting a previously unrepresented segment of BU’s culture. 4-Player is co-written by Jon Christianson, Ashley Hansberry, …
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The bliss of new romance will soon saturate our college campus. In the world of love, there lies a common thread among those long-lasting relationships that has not previously been …
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3D printers can generate many products ranging from food to vinyl records to clothing. Yet, medical researchers have recently adopted the concept of 3D printing to print human tissue. Yes, …
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A modest-looking man converses with a female student seated toward the back of the auditorium. When asked if he is here to see the presentation, he replies, “I’m actually the …
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In July 2011, Aaron Swartz was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly downloading millions of documents from JSTOR. On September 24, 2012, he pleaded not guilty to these …
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The social network Vine launched last Monday. Vine is an iOS (-only, for now) app that allows users to upload endlessly repeating, six-second long videos (Vines? Is what we’re calling …
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Guesstimation, by Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adam, is a book that would make the perfect holiday gift for anyone who wants to better understand the quantitative world around them. In life, …
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Every morning I leave home early, making sure to snatch (steal?) one of the free copies of The New York Times from COM before they’re all gone. I scan the …
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Another day, another status update gone viral. The most recent panic has incited quite a collection of intangible legal jargon. Here’s the truth, in case you haven’t heard it by …
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Let’s read the Internet. To begin, let’s read along with everything below this paragraph. Highlight all the text below the paragraph, starting and then hold control and press the ‘C’ …
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October 24 marked the official start of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. A two-year-long venture, DARPA hopes the competition will develop robots that can work in dangerous, human-made environments during disaster …
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