Sarah Scoles

In late 2022 Chinese researchers claimed something extraordinary: using today’s relatively basic quantum computers, they could hypothetically unlock encrypted information—the kind that you might send from messaging app Signal or that spy satellites might ... See more

IN LATE 2022 Chinese researchers claimed something extraordinary: using today’s relatively basic quantum computers, they could hypothetically unlock encrypted information—the kind that you might send from messaging app Signal or that spy satellites mi... See more

Follow Inside a bold plan to pulverize an Earth-bound asteroid Scientists are designing techniques to smash up space rocks that could be headed our way Sarah Scoles Wed, April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo Tech on Google It’s the stuff of movies: an a... See more

It’s the stuff of movies: an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and we have to do something to stop it—or die. Disturbingly this scenario is also the stuff of the actual universe. Scientists have discovered more than 2,000 “potentially hazardou... See more

Polygraphs Aren’t Very Accurate. Are There Better Options? When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army. Bu... See more