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Part 1 of 2: The rise of personal networks

By Andy Havens “[People] are connecting, forming networked communities that allow them to rapidly share information and self-organize into powerful interest groups. Companies will have to be…
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3113 words)

As We May Think

As Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Dr. Vannevar Bush has coordinated the activities of some six thousand leading American scientists in the application of science to…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1825 words)

Think video games make you smarter? Not so fast...

This month's issue of Scientific American Mind ran an article that uncritically touted the power of first-person video games to improve cognition in general (broad transfer from the games…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 30, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2032 words)
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Invasion of the cyber hustlers

From Jeff Jarvis to Clay Shirky, a class of gurus are intent on "disrupting" old-fashioned practices like asking us to pay for valuable content. Meanwhile, web giants like Google and Apple jealously…
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2521 words)

Are We Becoming Cyborgs?

SINCE broadband began its inexorable spread at the start of this millenium, Internet use has expanded at a cosmic rate. Last year, the number of Internet users topped 2.4 billion — more than a third…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 30, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (814 words)
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Why People Really Love Technology: An Interview with Genevieve Bell

Joi/Flickr The thing I love about Intel researcher Genevieve Bell is that she finds surprising things by looking at what's left out of the dominant narratives about technology. She finds data that's…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 28, 2012
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3553 words)
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Science writing: how do you make complex issues accessible and readable?

Left to right: science authors James Gleick, Lone Frank, Steven Pinker, Joshua Foer and Brian Greene in the library at the Royal Society, London. Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Observer Last Monday,…
AUTHOR:Ian Tucker
PUBLISHED: Dec. 2, 2012
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3670 words)

peter senge and the learning organization

Peter M. Senge (1947- ) was named a ‘Strategist of the Century’ by the Journal of Business Strategy, one of 24 men and women who have ‘had the greatest impact on the way we…
LENGTH: 26 minutes (6541 words)

Hatching Ideas, and Companies, by the Dozens at M.I.T.

Dr. Robert Langer’s research lab is at the forefront of moving academic discoveries into the marketplace. HOW do you take particles in a test tube, or components in a tiny chip, and turn them into a…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 24, 2012
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1135 words)
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