All over the world technologists are increasingly using the hackathon model to solve societal problems. Whether it’s to fight government corruption or to help feed the homeless or to enhance education, hackathons… Read More
Niche hackathons are hot right now. Some solve legal issues and address challenges facing non-profits, while others aim to increase civic engagement and even help pets. There’s a movement among… Read More
University of Washington researcher Fernando Resende is getting ready for the day that we run out of fossil fuels. Originally from Brazil, Resende, an assistant professor in the UW’s Biofuels and Bioproducts… Read More
They’re in the zone. The habitable zone, that is: In a paper published today in Science, a team of astronomers announced that they’ve identified two planets orbiting a star not… Read More
Like Scotty in Star Trek, the day is coming soon when we’ll talk with our computers instead of just typing at them, according to a prominent UW computer scientist and… Read More
It’s a quiet, sunny summer afternoon at the University of Washington’s physics-astronomy complex. But inside the hushed, empty auditorium building, Jake VanderPlas has turned off the lights and shut us… Read More
Researchers such as the University of Washington’s Phil Howard study revolutions in places such as the Middle East, often by going there. Howard, profiled on GeekWire earlier this month, may… Read More
As Americans celebrate their revolutionary anniversary today, other countries, especially in the Middle East, are still in the midst of the promising throes of their own revolutionary moments. The recent… Read More
It’s an overcast summer’s evening in Seattle’s University District, and in the warehouse-like space in the back of an arts supply store, game designer Richard Lico is stabbing the air with… Read More
Guest Commentary: On a rainy afternoon earlier this month, my stuffed-to-the-gills University of Washington e-mail storage finally burst. I had gone well over the 1,000 megabyte mark, mostly by e-mailing… Read More