Science and Technology

Charlie Brooker recently spoke with WPR’s “BETA” host Doug Gordon, where he talked about Cunk’s deadpan naiveté and the similarities between “Black Mirror” and “The Twilight Zone.”

A three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the Wisconsin Innocence Project to look back at its past cases and reinvestigate them using recent advancements in DNA technology.

With the discovery of a new chicken-sized dinosaur species, researchers at the University of Wisconsin – Madison have challenged a long-held belief about where dinosaurs originated and how the ancient reptiles spread throughout the planet. 

Jobs in the legal cannabis industry have more than tripled from 2017 to 2022. Despite Wisconsin restrictions on cannabis, UW-Stevens Point Professor Brian Barringer says this program meets growing industry demand.

A cyberattack on a third-party software platform used by school districts across Wisconsin resulted in the unauthorized access of student and staff information.

A study that surveyed dozens of men from rural Wisconsin found they often have a strong sense of self-worth and think of themselves as hardworking. But some men feel they aren’t being recognized for that hard work or skill set in the traditional workforce. 

UW-Madison researchers used an AI model to identify “sex specific” differences in brain tumors based on biological differences in men and women.

“It was sort of like watching your life in trash,” said Erica Majumder, an assistant professor of bacteriology at the UW-Madison.

The company says only 5 percent of its residential customers still use copper technology and it’s working with them to ensure they do not lose voice or 911 services.

Wisconsin paleontologist Kenneth “Chris” Gass recently gave a new name to an ancient trilobite species. He says it’s an exciting time for paleontology in the state.