Mobile technology has come quite a long way since the $3,995, two-pound “brick” appeared on a New York street corner in 1973. Zack Morris’s clunky – but oh so coveted – cell phone has evolved almost beyond recognition; our modern, sleek incarnations are wireless banks, portable cameras, and breaking news updates all rolled into one. And, amazingly, it fits …
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When it comes to online sharing – a term which is often synonymous with oversharing – what irks you the most? If you live in the U.S., chances are you’re most irritated by people who use social networks to complain and vent their frustrations at the world. But this American pet peeve isn’t a global …
With a mere eight weeks left before the 2012 presidential election, my Facebook feed, like others’, has become a stream of political rants and rages. Popping up amongst the usual smattering of baby photos (Junior turns 84 weeks old!) and snapshots of last night’s dinner (Spaghetti!), friends and acquaintances on both sides of the partisan …
Life in biblical times wasn’t always idyllic. If the rains came early, or not at all, crops would wither before harvest time. Disagreements over land and livestock could escalate into violent tribal warfare. Childbirth was dangerous, life expectancy was low, and survival a struggle. From a technological standpoint, advancements in tools and manipulation of natural …
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, as the saying goes. Popular wisdom would have one believe that men and women have very little, if anything, in common. Men are logical, women are intuitive. Men are aggressive, women are passive. Men are introverts, women communicate. But this stark contrast may not be as absolute as …
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the newest weapon in the fight against violent gang crime isn’t an advanced form of surveillance monitoring or an innovative approach to incarceration, but a mathematical algorithm that accurately predicts which gangs are most likely to be involved in a given crime based on past patterns of behavior. Are …
