Interview with the author of "Anywhere USA," a new book about the ways that work and personal lives of middle- and upper-income people are changing in the 21st century
Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco are forming a partnership to develop new assessments that will measure students' progress on 21st century skills.
A center in China seeks to rehabilitate youth for their "internet addiction."
Student-created video about how Web 2.0 technologies are transforming the roles and experiences of students and teachers.
Educator and technology expert John Kuglin talks about the convergence of space, Web, infrastructure, and media, and the potential that advancements in these areas have for education, energy independence, and the environment.
Neuroscientists and psychiatrists are studying the impact that digital technologies may be having on human brain functions.
Webcams and videoconferencing technologies like Skype and iChat are increasingly being used to facilitate intergenerational connections between children and their grandparents.
Discusses how urbanization and technology are often blamed for social isolation and loneliness but actually facilitate rich social connections.
A manifesto for the Slow Blogging movement, encouraging reflection and deliberation rather than immediacy and frequency. Slow blogging is dedicated to the notion that "not all things worth reading are written quickly."
Describes a movement toward "slow blogging," a more reflective, less frequent style of blogging inspired by the slow food movement. Slow blogging is a deliberate response to the constantly-accelerating pace of online communications like traditional blogging and Twitter. Also discusses Dawdlr, a snail-mail based alternative to Twitter.