News abounds at lightning speeds—on the Internet and T.V., in newspapers, magazines, blogs, and social networking sites—but what do we get when we consume news?
Scientist Kalev Leetaru believes news is capable of teaching us much more than just what happened in the world today. Leetaru's recent paper explores analyzing news to forecast human behavior with surprising success.
What role will desktop grids play in the future? E-ScienceTalk’s Manisha Lalloo describes some of the projects underway and the role of this type of computing in the future.
Could a new website be the next 'crystal ball' - or even 'Paul the Octopus' - in predicting outcomes in the world of high-performance computing. Top500 Predict uses game theory based algorithms and human betting to develop trends towards accurate forecasting. So where do you think the next supercomputer will be?
As natural disasters strike worldwide, leaving a path of destruction and death in their wake, grids can help mitigate these hazards. Now a new web portal gives weather researchers access to the vast resources of the Grid.
Rotors are slowed down by the turbulent wakes they leave behind in the air. But now researchers are using GPU machines to improve the fluid dynamics codes used for rotorcraft design.
