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  • 17 Oct 2016
    R. Keith Sawyer, Michael A. Evans, Martin J. Packer

    Learning Sciences: A Virtual Round-table

    Three experts discuss learning sciences in week one of a seven week long virtual round-table discussion.

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  • 15 Jul 2016
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    John Suler

    Pokémon GO, GOING, GONE

    If your mind hasn’t already been totally numbed by tech news, consider pointing it towards the newest phenomenon that everyone is talking about: Pokémon GO.  I won’t bother taking the time to describe how it works, because by now the odds are that you already know. You probably already know that experts and non-experts alike […]

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  • 25 Jun 2014

    The Technology of WWI

    The Great War was also one of the first modern wars, involving advanced combat technology like gas, submarines, machine guns, and tanks. Explore the fascinating technological advancements that made World War I one of the greatest—and deadliest—conflicts in history.

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  • 7 Feb 2011
    Marshall Poe

    Technology Drives History, It Just Doesn’t Drive it Very Far

    Here’s an interesting thing. Many professors despise the idea that technology drives history. “Technological determinism,” they say, is a cardinal intellectual mistake like belief in the tooth fairy. No right-thinking member of Club Academe would or should embrace it. In contrast, most regular folks intuitively believe that technology drives history.

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  • 19 Aug 2009

    More challenges to Google Books

    It’s not over yet! The New York Times today reported on a new challenge to Google’s book scanning project.

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  • 18 Jun 2009

    Can tech bring the country doctor to the city?

    It may seem that the doctors of New York today are a far cry from the old-fashioned country doctors of mid-century Middle America. Or are they? Stephanie Harnett examines the "patient centered" movement in health care, and catches up with Dr. Stanley Reiser to find out if technology alone can guarantee better health care.

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  • 27 Aug 2008

    David Friedman Interviewed on Liberty Watch

    August 27, 2008 David D. Friedman has a resume that will make your head spin, but at its nexus are Law, Economics, and Technology. Liberty Watch Radio interviewed him on August 24, discussing his latest project, Future Imperfect, which steps forward to examine the many possible implications of the astounding pace of technology. As a […]

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  • 14 Apr 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Monday

    That’s it for Kristie Macrakis and her treasure trove of Stasi gizmos. Thanks for joining us. I’ll make it easier for everyone, and post all the pictures in a gallery below. Seduced by Secrets is available nationwide; get the full story! Many thanks to Kristie for sharing images from her own research. [UPDATE] Check out […]

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