At its core, ransomware is a specific type of malware that is designed to encrypt all the files and other data on an infected device – thus rendering them essentially unusable. But the thing that separates...
If it seems like many governments all over the world are very concerned with the idea of humans getting to Mars one day, you’re not imagining things: that’s exactly what is happening as we speak. The space agencies of...
There was a time in this country when space exploration – and all of the possibilities it brought with it – were really all people could talk about. All throughout the 1960s, people believed in the idea that it wasn’t...
If you had to make a list of some of the most important inventions of the last several hundred years, alternating current would undoubtedly be right at the top. Also commonly referred to as AC, alternating current is...
According to one recent study conducted by the CDC, approximately one out of every 54 children in the United States is currently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder of some kind. That number breaks down to about...
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, contact tracing has become critically important – not only in terms of slowing the spread of the Coronavirus, but also in regard to protecting ourselves, our families and...
Recently, we wrote about the impending arrival of “smart cities” around the globe (Examining the Implications (and Possibilities) of Smart Cities). That is to say, the framework of complimenting technologies...
Also commonly referred to as the IoT for short, the Internet of Things refers to countless devices that are all connected to one another, creating and sharing data at virtually all times. These systems – which...
It’s no secret that technology has the potential to transform just about every facet of our society – but this is especially true in inner cities. One of the biggest examples of this in recent memory is...
One of the more interesting things triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has been a sudden shift in direction for just about every industry you can think of. Distilleries woke up in early March of 2020, for example, and...