Education
Five Essential Skills for the Facebook Era
In a new book, Howard Rheingold says social networks are changing the way we think
Open Source Comes to Textbooks
College professors are ready to reinvent the textbook. The new price: $0
Reinventing the Lecture
Stanford University is blending the online and in-class experiences
Radiation's Big Lie
Did a Nobel laureate knowingly lie about the dangers of radiation in 1946?
Hacker High School
Can schools teach computer security without turning kids into cybercriminals?
Is College a Good Investment?
Blog Post: The 2012 Payscale report shows engineering schools and private research universities are worth their often-high price
Five Essential Skills for the Facebook Era
Podcast: In a new book, Howard Rheingold says social networks are changing the way we think
First-Ever Tuition in Over a Century at Cooper Union
Blog Post: Undergraduate tuition is still free for now, but grad students at the presitigious engineering institute will start paying
John L. Hennessy: Risk Taker
Article: Stanford University’s president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online
Open Source Comes to Textbooks
Podcast: College professors are ready to reinvent the textbook. The new price: $0
After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Ditches Print Edition
Blog Post: The encyclopedia will be digital-only going forward
Nanotechnology’s Threat to Privacy Over-Hyped
Blog Post: Nanotechnology poses little threat to our privacy but the ignorance produced by claims that it does is dangerous
Stanford Names Eight Engineering Heroes
Blog Post: Inventor of first working laser, chief architect of Global Positioning System, among recipients
Is Math Still Relevant?
Article: The queen of the sciences may someday lose its royal status
With the “Wonders and Worries” of Nanotechnology, the Worries Seem to Be Accentuated
Blog Post: A video intended to aid the discussion of the societal implications of nanotechnology is long on satire and short on balance
