Technology's Disaster Clock
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Edward Tenner is a historian of technology and culture. He was a founding advisor of Smithsonian's Lemelson Center and holds a Ph.D in European history. More
Experts give contradictory forecasts on how far technology will progress More »
Reflections on two of the deepest academic thinkers in mathematics More »
More students are opting out of liberal arts and choosing practical majors such as accounting. But who says accounting can't be taught as a humanistic subject? More »
Inventors have everything to gain from being candid about obstacles More »
The ship, the director of the blockbuster movie, and the National Science Foundation could offer insight on containing the oil spill More »
If Warren Buffett held a significant share in Moody's rating agency, why did he say he doesn't believe much in ratings? More »
People are buying old, worn-out volumes to decorate their homes. What does this mean for the future of the printed word? More »
Adversity earlier in life may influence Supreme Court Justices' future decisions More »
Birds prefer conventional food, rats prefer organic, but for humans the choice is about more than preference More »
Children do better when they're surrounded by books -- but what it they're e-books? More »
The British government plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected body, but heredity has been known to produce a diverse array of legislators More »
Batteries have long been the Achilles heel of information technology, as evidenced in the Gulf oil spill More »
What Doris Eaton Travis could teach Elena Kagan about an alternative, scenic route to success More »
Scent-tracking dogs do not always identify the right suspects -- but then, neither do humans More »
Is the Supreme Court nominee's career a product of her own strategic determination or just good timing? More »
Why trying to plug the Gulf Coast oil leak is just as difficult as bringing the Apollo 13 astronauts home from space. More »
In the outrage over the closure of the main entrance to the Supreme Court building, an architectural paradox has been neglected More »
One powerful Harvard alum on Wall Street may have outsmarted his alma mater More »
