Mark Burdon Latest articles by Mark Burdon Detection Devices: How a ‘Sensor Society’ Quietly Takes Over (Op-Ed) By Mark Burdon, Mark Andrejevic published 6 May 14 Opinion As our cars, phones and computers get “smarter” they – and the companies that provide them – know a lot more about us than they used to. Opinion Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors2Do sharks make noises? An accidental discovery might just answer that question3Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space4China uses 'gravitational slingshots' to save 2 satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit for 123 days5Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past
Detection Devices: How a ‘Sensor Society’ Quietly Takes Over (Op-Ed) By Mark Burdon, Mark Andrejevic published 6 May 14 Opinion As our cars, phones and computers get “smarter” they – and the companies that provide them – know a lot more about us than they used to.