How weaving helped invent modern computing — and is shaping its future

By Sara Nabil, Associate Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Queen's University, OntarioAugust 16, 2026

Weaving is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, but its patterns helped inspire early computing. Today, textile makers are using conductive yarns and digital looms to invent new kinds of technology.

Read article

Politics & Society Technology Science

Comments

No comments yet.

How Universities Should Prepare Founders

13 min read

The Conversation

An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like

Interviews with data workers in China and Australia reveal the precarious, exploitative conditions of this new branch of the gig economy.

Fan Yang, Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School, The University of MelbourneAug 24, 2026

The Conversation

The free EU database that tells you if an appliance is actually green

Data beats greenwashing. How a simple QR code connects you to a massive European database that exposes fake sustainability claims in seconds.

Lala Rukh, PhD Candidate, Energy, University of Galway; Atlantic Technological UniversityAug 24, 2026

Nautilus

Are You in Danger of Becoming a Robot?

How interacting with social chatbots could reduce your “personhood” The post Are You in Danger of Becoming a Robot? appeared first on Nautilus.

Kristen FrenchAug 21, 2026

Quanta Magazine

Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence?

Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell discusses why artificial intelligence doesn’t “think” or “reason” like humans, and how we can create better methods for measuring machine cognition. The post Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Steven Strogatz and Janna LevinAug 20, 2026

Nautilus

This Cookie Was a Plastic Bottle

Would you eat a trashy treat? The post This Cookie Was a Plastic Bottle appeared first on Nautilus.

Jake CurrieAug 24, 2026