Galileo's Pendulum - 0 views
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Sahand Kalhori on 16 Oct 12The blogger explained all of the science in easy to understand terms and keeps the reader interested using an intriguing writing style.
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Amateur planet hunters find a world with a four star rating - 0 views
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Astronomy is a very interesting subject but also a very complex one. I picked this article because the author does a good job of making a complex subject simpler to understand, while keeping the topic interesting by addressing the reader with a natural and creative tone.
Adaptation: Why your brain loves to tune out - 0 views
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Our brains are wired such that we automatically cancel out things that are not changing around us, in a process called adaptation. I really like this article because it not only gives a lot of interesting information about the brain, but it also hooks the reader effectively by providing physical, relatable examples of how our brains tune stuff out. I quickly found myself drawn into the article and interested to learn more.
Bonanza denied by pickax and jackass - 0 views
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This particular blog post caught my eye because of its funny, and somewhat goofy, title. Instead of simply listing the facts, the author describes a piece of history in a comedic and entertaining manner.
Bletchley Park News - 0 views
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"The remains of a World War Two carrier pigeon which was lost in action 70 years ago while delivering a top secret message over enemy lines has been found in a chimney in Bletchingley, Surrey. The skeleton of the bird has a small red cylinder attached to its foot which contains a mysterious cigarette paper sized coded message. The message is deemed so sensitive, that Codebreakers at GCHQ in Cheltenham are now frantically trying to decipher it."
Fairy wrens teach secret passwords to their unborn chicks to tell them apart from cucko... - 0 views
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An unexpected place for passwords to appear...
Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants | Politics and Law - CN... - 0 views
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Perfect timing for our discussion on Tuesday after break.
WWII pigeon message stumps GCHQ - 0 views
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Continuation of a story I posted a while ago. Britain's top code-breakers say they are stumped by a secret code found on the leg of a dead pigeon. .
National Security Agency Releases History of Cold War Intelligence Activities - 0 views
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Discusses some interesting undercover cryptography work during the Cold War era
Quantum cryptography keys ride the lightning on existing fiber lines - 1 views
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Quantum computing has teased us with its potential for some time, but we won't be seeing qubits in our laptops anytime soon. However, science has also sought to leverage quantum physics in cryptography, and a recent breakthrough will allow for quantum encryption over fiber optic cables already in use.
Why encryption would not have saved General Petraeus - 1 views
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A summary of why encryption wouldn't have prevented General Petraeus from getting caught. Like the quote: "If you think cryptography is the solution to your problem, you either don't understand cryptography or you don't understand your problem."
Pigeon Code Baffles British Cryptographers - 0 views
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Britain's code-breakers acknowledged Friday that an encrypted handwritten message from World War II, found on the leg of a long-dead carrier pigeon in a household chimney in southern England, has thwarted all their efforts to decode it since it was sent to them last month.
BBC News - Privacy project uses cryptography to reduce shared info - 0 views
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This article describes efforts to create an "electronic wallet" to make sharing confidential information more secure and efficient.
Hackers launch assault on Israeli government websites - 0 views
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Since Israel's bombardment of Gaza, 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government websites. This article discusses the details of the hacking attempts, and the extent of their success or failure.
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