Evan Crook

May 21, 2013

Computer Scientists Predict the Success of Network Interactions

By Evan Crook

In today’s increasingly connected world, information flows and spreads. Messages get retweeted, photos get reposted and videos go viral. Such online interactions can have real-world consequences, as demonstrated by pro...

May 7, 2013

UCSB Alumnus Among the First to Hack Google Glass

By Evan Crook

Google’s new Glass headset has only been available for less than a month, but some enterprising users have already figured out how to hack it. The augmented-reality device, which has been the subject of much hype and s...

February 26, 2013

Southern California Linux Expo Features 3D Printing, Cloud Computing, Product Demos

By Evan Crook

While most of the world’s attention was focused on Hollywood for Oscars weekend, several miles to the south the Hilton at Los Angeles International Airport was packed with over two thousand Linux users, free software e...

February 5, 2013

Copyright Law Strikes Again: Unlocking Your Cell Phone Now Illegal in US

By Evan Crook

If you recently purchased a cell phone and were planning on unlocking it, beware — unlocking a phone without the carrier’s permission has recently been declared illegal in the United States. The U.S. Copyright Office...

January 22, 2013

Ubuntu Phone Platform To Rival Android, iOS

By Evan Crook

Are you a phone fan who’s looking for the latest developments in mobile technology? An iOS or Android user tired of your current platform? A hipster who feels that current offerings in the mobile market are too mainstr...

April 17, 2012

UCSB Study on Bolivian Tribe Links Competition to Testosterone Levels

By Evan Crook

A recent study conducted by anthropologists from UCSB and the University of Washington found that Tsimane men of Bolivia have a baseline testosterone level 33 percent lower than that of American men. Their findings appea...

February 21, 2012

UCSB Physicist Receives $360,000 Air Force Grant to Study Ultracold Atoms

By Evan Crook

UCSB assistant professor of physics David Weld has received a $360,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to continue his work with ultracold atoms. Weld is one of only 48 scientists and engin...

January 24, 2012

UCSB Earth Science Department Receives Grant to Study Underwater Geography and Fault Lines

By Evan Crook

UCSB’s Dept. of Earth Science has received a $553,000 grant from Seismic Micro-Technology Inc. to fund research in 3-D visualization, mapping and modeling of seismic data. So far, scientists involved in the project hav...

October 18, 2011

Grant Finances Web Access in Rural Africa

By Evan Crook

UCSB professors Elizabeth Belding and Lisa Parks recently received $1.2 million in grant money from the National Science Foundation as part of a project to improve Internet access in Macha, Zambia, a rural town in sub-Sa...