Press Release: The world’s first fully-automated trust assessment system The RRA Center (http://www.rracenter.com) announced it has developed the world’s first fully-automated trust assessment system to determine risk levels of employees in sensitive job positions, such as [...]
Scientists have created a biofuel cell that lives inside a snail. It’s not just to be a mad scientist–the snail’s electricity can be used to power tiny video cameras. The next snail you see might [...]
A government that claims to protect its citizens by spying on them is a government that needs to be watched, monitored and held under strict surveillance by its own citizens. Ten years after 9/11, the [...]
Marine scientists are working hard to make sure the Antarctic krill fishery does not collapse One recent morning at the bottom of the world, Kim Bernard spotted two humpback whales gorging in the Southern Ocean [...]
“Not enough people know about Internet censorship” Weapons of Mouse Destruction is fighting countries that cut off their citizens’ Internet access by enlisting you to add your voice (and picture) to the fight. Help out [...]
Nothing in these bills will actually help deal with them There’s proposed legislation in the US (sponsored by Lamar Smith) and in Canada (sponsored by Vic Toews) and in the UK that uses various [...]
Neuroscience has ramifications for future warfare Neuroscience has ramifications for future warfare, and the scientific community must be more aware. So says a report published today by the Royal Society titled Neuroscience, conflict and [...]
Too dangerous for words RESEARCHERS are used to explaining scientific processes. Recently they have taken to explaining themselves. As we reported last week, on January 20th scientists who have created a new, more contagious [...]
“Fugitive methane” released during shale gas drilling could accelerate climate change Add methane emissions to the growing list of environmental risks posed by fracking. Opposition to the hydraulic fracturing of deep shales to release natural [...]
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by our joining the global blackout protesting SOPA / PIPA. Our philosophy at Innovation Toronto is to find the most interesting and useful articles on the leading edge of [...]
SOPA Strike The wave of online protests against two Congressional bills that aim to curtail copyright violations on the Internet is gathering momentum. Wikipedia is the latest Web site to decide to shut on [...]
It’s not a battle between Hollywood and tech, its people who get the Internet and those who don’t. When the Obama administration announced on Saturday its opposition to major elements of two Congressional bills [...]