What’s a Good Job, and Why Aren’t There More of Them?
Technology is gutting the middle of the market, and five other myths about jobs
This Is Your Computer on Skis
That is, this is a pair of custom-made skis, when designed by a computer
Advertisement
Computers: It's Time to Start Over
Computer scientist Robert Watson, putting security first, wants to design with a “clean slate”
The End of the Public Phone Network
A Washington, D.C., committee wants to phase out traditional telephony worldwide, by June 2018
License Plates, Cameras, and Our Vanishing Privacy
New license-plate video cameras are tracking millions of us as we drive around
Is Windows 8’s Lack of Windows a Mistake?
Usability guru Jakob Nielsen says Microsoft’s new OS takes a giant step backward
iCandy: Robots and Us
A smart prosthesis, a robotic brain surgeon, and an exoskeleton
Paranoia Update: U.N. to Take Over the Internet
Beneath the overhyped fears, there are real issues—backbone policies, cybersecurity, the free flow of information—at a major telecom conference
Rewriting the Constitution on Facebook
The Icelandic Constitutional Assembly relied on social media in drafting a new constitution
Son of Sandy
Are we going to just sit back and wait for the next superstorm, or do something about it?