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Can Google Show Racism In Elections? 2

By Jon Christian June 12, 2012

A provocative paper by a doctoral candidate in economics at Harvard uses data from Google to make the case that racism cost now-incumbent presidential candidate Barack Obama between three and five points during the last election – which amounts, statistically, to giving the white candidate in...

Emerging Startups Bridge the Gap Between Online and Offline Retail 3

By Irina Papuc June 12, 2012

In an age where the latest purchase is just a click away, several emerging startups are designing...

Get Ready For A Search Engine Right Out Of George Orwell’s 1984 4

By Corey Cummings June 12, 2012

In a move that's both groundbreaking and ringing eerily of George Orwell's 1984, the University of...

Oatmeal Creator Crashes Indiegogo To Address Lawsuit, Raises $20,000 In 64 Minutes 5

By Techli Team June 12, 2012

If you attack a beloved Internet cartoonist, the Internet will attack back. That is the lesson that...

American Underground Founder Asks You To Know Your Role 6

By Corey Cummings June 11, 2012

Michael Goodmon, owner of American Tobacco Campus and founder of American Underground, gave a...

Turner Broadcasting Introduces Its Startup Accelerator’s Inaugural Class 7

By Techli Team June 11, 2012

Media giant Turner Broadcasting Systems owns classic brands, like CNN and Turner Sports, that...

The Technology Behind the Technology in Prometheus Steals the Show 8

By Techli Team June 11, 2012

Prometheus, the prequel to the Alien film franchise, opened this weekend in theaters across North...

Can’t Find Your Keys? Ask Your Kinect Where They Are 9

By Corey Cummings June 11, 2012

If you’re prone to misplacing items around the house and also a Kinect owner, computer science...

Historical Fiction Author Takes A Swing At Perfecting Swordfighting In Games 10

By Corey Cummings June 10, 2012

Science and historical fiction author Neal Stephenson hates sword fighting in video games today. In...

Many Wi-Fi Networks Are Running At 1/5 Speed 11

By Jon Christian June 10, 2012

Researchers in the Netherlands say that the density of Wi-Fi networks in heavily populated areas is...

Refugees From The Etsy Police Flee To Storenvy 12

By Jon Christian June 10, 2012

Coverage this spring has unearthed an uneasy underbelly to handcrafted and vintage e-commerce...

Surgeons Go Hands-Free With Microsoft’s Kinect 13

By Corey Cummings June 10, 2012

Microsoft’s Kinect motion camera isn’t just a gaming tool anymore. Since May, doctors at St....

Spotwag: The Underdog Dog-Sitter Startup 14

By Techli Team June 9, 2012

Traveling has never been easier and cheaper thanks to collaborative consumption marketplaces like...

Art Lab: MoMA’s Second Mobile App Encourages Learning Through Creation 15

By Corey Cummings June 9, 2012

After the introduction of its first iPhone app back in 2010, New York’s Museum of Modern Art has...