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Tag Archives: Technology
Is There an App for That?
How does technology affect young people? Are they too dependent on their smartphones and social media? This article discusses the findings of renowned psychologist Howard Gardner, who set out to answer these questions.
Want grandma to know Siri from a selfie? This teen can help.
Teenagers and senior citizens sometimes have trouble finding common ground. One 16-year-old is helping to bridge the gap through technology.
Mine Kafon: Wind-blown landmine clearance
Believe it or not, design can be a matter of life or death. Learn about a device based on wind-blown toys that was exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art on its way to saving lives in the designer’s native Afghanistan.
New Study Reveals How Consumers React to ‘The Store of the Future’
Just how happy are we with the use of technology to aid our shopping experiences in-store? Are we comfortable with virtual help in the dressing room?
Not Just Millennials: Consumers Want Experiences, Not Things
Today’s consumers prefer to spend money on experiences rather than material things.
Clare Students on Top of the World after Claiming NASA Prize with Radical Idea
Four Irish students from a school in Co. Clare beat 4,000 other students from around the world to scoop the NASA prize at the International Space Development Conference in Puerto Rico.
Modern History Sourcebook: Harriet Robinson: Lowell Mill Girls
Read this first-person account by a woman who worked in the Lowell, Massachusetts, textile mill in the 1830s and 1840s. She describes the role women played in society at the time and recounts one of the first strikes in U.S. history.
How Apple and IBM Marketed the First Personal Computers
Early personal computer advertising needed to explain the need for such devices.
New Satellite Helps Scientists Track El Niño
Droughts can be disastrous, but scientists have new technology to help them predict wet weather patterns and their effects around the world.
Building the Transcontinental Railroad
View the photo gallery and read the captions for an overview of the settlers and workers affected by the transcontinental railroad. Explore the links on the left for more information on the topic.
Using data from social networks to understand and improve systems
Researchers at MIT are looking at how data collected from individuals and groups can be used for functions such as predicting sociopolitical change or measuring the effectiveness of policies in the developing world.
Hawking backs interstellar travel project
In April, physicist Stephen Hawking and a Russian billionaire announced plans for mankind’s furthest-ever exploration.
WI-Fi-enabled school buses leave no child offline
Superintendent Darryl Adams decided that every student in his California school district would have access to the internet. Read about how he put school buses to work at night to get students connected to their schools.
All Systems Go for NASA’s Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
In the 1990s NASA sent Galileo to Jupiter and as a result believe strongly that there is an ocean beneath the frozen crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Another mission is planned for the 2020s to discover more about Europa’s potential to host life.
Robber barons and silicon sultans
This article compares the entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley to the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age.
Ada Lovelace, the First Tech Visionary
Nearly two centuries ago, the daughter of the poet Byron pursued a very different line of interest, one that has led to her being called the world’s first computer programmer.
Top 10 Civil War Innovations: Slide Show
One overlooked positive aspect of the deadly Civil War was the large number of inventions and innovations the conflict spurred.
Infographic: Curiosity Rover’s “Seven Minutes of Terror”
You don’t have to be in a space shuttle to feel fear during a landing. NASA scientists felt terror as the Laboratory rover “Curiosity” attempted its landing on Mars.
How the Pacific Northwest is preparing for a catastrophic tsunami
Scientists calculate that the Cascadia fault is overdue for a major quake and resulting tsunami. Find out how coastal communities are preparing for such a disaster.