In many households around the world the words “don’t play with your food” quickly followed by “you know there are people out there who…” have been uttered in one form of another. But what if playing with your food could better feed the future? Research scientist Caleb Harper and a team of students at MIT are creating a real-life FarmVille - a food computer. FarmVille is a farming simulation social network game that allows players to plant and harvest crops. Based on these ideas, Caleb has found a way to import climates and make growing food both faster and more efficient.

Did you know that eavesdropping has been going on for centuries? Acoustics – an interdisciplinary science, which includes topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. Hearing is a crucial means of survival for all species in the animal world - including bugs, which, ironically, are now being bugged. Vibration sensors are monitoring their communication in a bid to hijack their mating calls to develop an acoustic pesticide.