I hunt paedophiles across the globe on the dark web using the tiniest details to identify them. This is the case that keeps me up at night... and why things are getting worse

The home video was just a few ­seconds long; a girl in her bedroom. No name, no location, just a few words in ­English, but not enough to determine the child's nationality. Nothing identifying at all.
Hackaday

Building An Analogue Computer To Simulate Neurons

The rapidly-improving speed and versatility of digital computers has mostly driven analogue computers out of use in modern ...
Hackaday

The Sweetest Programming Language: MNM

Admit it. If you haven’t created your own little programming language, you’ve probably at least thought about it. [Muffed] decided to create a unique — and sweet — ...

Anyone can code now. What will you build?

See how anyone can build a working app or website in minutes — no coding skills required.
Purdue University

Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...
BMJ

Resistance training prescription for muscle strength and hypertrophy in healthy adults: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis

Objective To determine how distinct combinations of resistance training prescription (RTx) variables (load, sets and frequency) affect muscle strength and hypertrophy. Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, ...