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SpaceX Dragon flies by space station in test

SpaceX Dragon flies by space station in test

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.

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Minn. tech industry ranked 26th in the country

Minn. tech industry ranked 26th in the country

A new study shows that the Twin Cities region is only 26th out of 51 metropolitan areas ranked as best cities for tech industry jobs. Is the region as strong as local conventional wisdom says?

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Funding change puts broadband expansion on hold

Funding change puts broadband expansion on hold

Changes in telecommunications funding aimed at spreading access to high-speed Internet access are in fact causing a northern Minnesota phone company to put a fiber optic cable expansion on hold.
by Tom Robertson

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Ian Tattersall on 'Masters of the Planet'

Ian Tattersall on 'Masters of the Planet'

In 'Masters of the Planet,' Ian Tattersall takes us back 50,000 years to a moment when Homo sapiens were battling other human species to survive. Using fossils and other evidence, Tattersall tells the story of how our species has survived 200,000 years, while the others became extinct.

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App scans faces of bar patrons to guess age, gender

App scans faces of bar patrons to guess age, gender

A new app scans the faces of people in bars to determine their ages and genders. Would-be customers can get real-time updates on the crowd to decide whether the scene is to their liking.

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A new American expansion, this time in the digital realm

A new American expansion, this time in the digital realm

Today, almost two centuries after the term "manifest destiny" was coined, American expansionism is playing out vigorously at society's latest cutting edge: the social space of the Internet.

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Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era

Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era

NASA hasn't seen this much launch jitters since the space shuttle program ended last summer. Today, a private company was set to make history by launching a capsule loaded with supplies to the International Space Station.

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NPR's Ted Radio Hour: 'Our Buggy Brain'

NPR's Ted Radio Hour: 'Our Buggy Brain'

Our amazing brain, with all of its harmonious functions, also performs any number of peculiar actions, which we might find unexpected and counterintuitive. What tricks do our minds play when we think it's OK to lie, cheat, or steal? How in control are we of our own decisions? And why do our brains systematically misjudge what will make us happy?

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BBC Discovery: The science of morality

How fixed are our moral beliefs? Can these beliefs be reduced to neurochemistry? While we may believe that our moral principles are rigid and based on rational motives, psychological and neuroscientific research is starting to demonstrate that this might not actually be the case.

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