Spark creator bags computing gong for making big data a little bit smaller

When Zaharia started work on Spark around 2010, analyzing "big data" generally meant using MapReduce, the Java-based ...
eLife

Separation slang – Laboratory mice use low-frequency call repertoire during physical separation

This study represents a useful finding on the social modulation of the complex repertoire of vocalizations made across a variety of strains of lab mice. The evidence supporting the claims is, at ...
Morgan Eckroth on MSN

Brewing coffee like a scientist: Siphon coffee with the Hario Technica TCA-5

In this week's little brew-along, I'm deciding whether I like the siphon method of brewing coffee... or not. Join me!