AltWeeklies Wire
Study Reports that Internet Use is Good for Teens' Healthnew
A massive three-year study by the MacArthur Foundation found that using digital technology is integral to the development of healthy, smart and socially adept teenagers.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
01-09-2009 |
Tech
The Christian Right Embraces Video Gamesnew
The Christian right has figured out that, instead of rallying against video games as morally deficient purveyors of violence and apathy, it's better off embracing them as a medium for spreading the message of God.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
11-17-2008 |
Video Games
Is the Wikileaks Sell-Off a Sellout?new
Whistle-blower site's fundraising auction could damage its reputation.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
10-14-2008 |
Tech
Olympic Gear Raises the Barnew
This month, the world's eyes are on Beijing for the 29th Summer Olympiad. Governments and corporations have spent millions to make sure the athletes perform at the peak of their abilities. These days, much of this cash gets spent on research into high-tech materials and equipment rather than on training programs.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
08-11-2008 |
Sports
Twitter Beat the U.S. Geological Survey to China Earthquake Infonew
Earthquakes are notoriously difficult to predict, but the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) does an admirable job of tracking tectonic activity across the world and providing early warnings for people in quake zones. The USGS was able to report on the Chinese event after only a few minutes. Still, it was no match for Twitter.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
05-27-2008 |
Tech
Your Bike is Not as Green as You Thinknew
So where should I draw the line on my bike's environmental impact?
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-18-2008 |
Sports
When Printers Go Star Treknew
Next-generation copiers replicate in 3-D, no goofy glasses required.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
03-28-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Perhaps We Can Make Ourselves Invisiblenew
Invisible cloaks like the one imagined in the Harry Potter books are in the realm of possibility.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
01-04-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Google Expands the Heavensnew
The sky equivalent to Google Earth lets us map the stars and galaxies.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
12-14-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Nerd Words Go Mainstreamnew
Technology has inspired vocabulary that's now in use every day.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
11-16-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Taking a Bite of the Applenew
When a 17-year-old cracked the iPhone, dicey legal questions followed.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
10-19-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Peer-to-peer Under Firenew
Never mind copyright -- security's now the big P2P network issue.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
08-20-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Cataloging the Cool Waynew
New internet sites take scientific archiving to the next level.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
07-05-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Giving Black Inventors Creditnew
Black contributions to technology are still pretty marginalized, but Francis Jeffers wants to change that with the International African Inventors Museum.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
03-05-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
France's Way or the Highwaynew
The French dream up tech strategies to fight their cultural war with the U.S.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
06-15-2006 |
Tech
