Ask Liz Liao what accomplishment she’s most proud of, and she’ll tell you it’s not her master’s degree in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, her numerous published articles, or even the autonomous industrial robot she helped develop as a seniorRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends February 27- March 5
This week we saw troll hunting, email drama and flying weasels top the trends charts. Read on to learn the details. Yes, you did just see thatWhat’s furry, has wings and hits the trends charts with 50,000+ searches? A weaselRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends February 20-26
If you’re the kind of person who loves the Internet when it’s at its most Internet-y, you had a good week. From llamas to retro cartoons to that darn dress, here’s a look at the past week in search: InternetRead more…
Rethinking office space
Not the sexiest title for a blog post, I know. But as we’ve inhabited a variety of workplaces—including a garage in Menlo Park, a farmhouse in Denmark and an entire New York city block—we’ve learned something about what makes anRead more…
Get away with Google Flights
While winds howl, frost bites and snow falls, people dream of getting away from it all. Every year around this time, we see an uptick in searches for spring and summer travel from people who have had it up toRead more…
Expanding opportunities through computer science education
One student celebrated Martin Luther King Day. Another created a music video with a nod to a Frozen princess. A third invited a cold polar bear in for holiday cheer. All these students are participants in Google CS First, aRead more…
Our first building block in tech for tykes: YouTube Kids
When we were kids, if we wanted to learn more about gorillas or how to make friendship bracelets, our parents pointed us to an encyclopedia, or took us to the library. When we wanted to watch cartoons, we eagerly awaitedRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends February 13-19
What we learned this week on search: New England’s stuck in a winter wonderland, Cindy Crawford doesn’t need makeup to look better than the rest of us and Lady Gaga’s caught in a good romance. Read on to learn theRead more…
Google Science Fair 2015: what will you try?
Science is about observing and experimenting. It’s about exploring unanswered questions, solving problems through curiosity, learning as you go and always trying again. That’s the spirit behind the fifth annual Google Science Fair, kicking off today. Together with LEGO Education,Read more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends February 6-12
Happy Valentine’s Day (and long weekend!) to all you searchers out there. Here’s a look at the past week in Google Search: Artists in the spotlightAround The Grammy’s last week, two artists were at the front of the search pack:Read more…