NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember the legacy of computer scientist Larry Tesler, the man who came up the copy-and-paste function. Tesler died this week at the age of 74.

“One of the biggest lessons learned is that when thinking about cyber and computer security, we need to start with determining the function of a particular digital asset, and then determine the ...

It does so by mimicking functions in the human brain with so-called “neuromorphic” circuits and computer architecture. The team was led by Shriram Ramanathan, a professor at Purdue University.