| Parents greatly underestimate how often their children are cyberbullied Oct 25th 2013, 15:39 Cyberbullying has become a destructive force in many children's lives. After multiple suicides by children being cyberbullied, parents, more than ever, need to be aware of their children's online activity. A recent paper found that parents underestimate how often their children engage in risky online behavior, like cyberbullying and viewing pornography. |  | Sharing the power of the crowd Oct 24th 2013, 16:13 Over the past three years, 300,000 gamers have helped scientists with genomic research by playing Phylo, an online puzzle game. Now the developers of the game are making this crowd of players available to scientists around the globe. The idea is to put human talent to work to improve on what is already being done by computers in the field of comparative genomics. | | The best cut for machining Oct 24th 2013, 15:41 A new and verified computer model improves the machining of nanoscale semiconductor parts for the electronics industry. | | Effectiveness of video ads quantified Oct 24th 2013, 13:02 Online video is a "killer application" of the Internet, predicted to soon make up 86 percent of consumer traffic on the web, says a computer science researcher. But advertisers who want to capitalize on it face a huge question: How effective are video ads? | |
