The Allen Institute for Brain Science hosted its first BigNeuron Hackathon in Beijing earlier this month. Similar events are planned for the U.S. and U.K. Courtesy of Allen Institute for Brain Science hide caption
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It's a drone delivery! This copter is ferrying medicine from a pharmacy to the headquarters of Deutsche Post in Bonn, Germany, part of a test of drone capabilities. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images hide caption
At Resource Management's materials recovery facility, workers pull plastic bags, other trash and large pieces of cardboard off the conveyor belts before the mixed single-stream recyclables enter the sorting machines. Véronique LaCapra/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Not many students have the cutting-edge cybersecurity skills the NSA needs, recruiters say. And these days industry is paying top dollar for talent. Brooks Kraft/Corbis hide caption
Google is doing test flights of its balloons carrying Internet routers around the world. Last June, a balloon was released at the airport in Teresina, Brazil. Google hide caption
Though Most Americans Are Wired, Seniors Lack Internet Access In U.S.
Eight-year-old Hailee worked with her dad on the Lego version of Jurassic Park. Paul Hollingsworth hide caption
Writers lowered the boom on the broom — metaphorically, of course. iStockphoto hide caption
A health inspection grade is posted outside a Manhattan eatery. In several cities, Yelp users can now find out how a restaurant scored on its health inspection well before they walk through the door. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Most teenagers with mental health problems don't get any help. iStockphoto hide caption
Research finds playing a collaborative video game like Rock Band makes you more comfortable with strangers. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
The Hartford Police Department is one of a number of police departments across the country that are offering up their parking lots as "safe zones" for Craigslist transactions. Courtesy of the Hartford Police Department hide caption
Police Departments Open Up 'Safe Lots' For Craigslist Transactions
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Police Departments Open Up 'Safe Lots' For Craigslist Transactions
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, a 2016 hopeful, takes a selfie with an Iowa supporter earlier this month. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Kpetermeni Siakor (left), a Liberian who is studying in Ghana, used crowdsourcing software to help out during the Ebola epidemic. Courtesy of Ashesi University College hide caption