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Phil Noble / Reuters A Brief History of Human Energy Use
And what it means for our future
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When Our Lightbulbs Became Computers
We grew up with cheap, disposable lightbulbs. Now they are gadgets in their own right.
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How Siri's Robotic Voice Will Help Her Win Your Heart
Siri doesn't sound human -- and that's why you'll forgive her when she doesn't understand
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Life on the Edge: 7 of the World's Most Fascinating Border Towns
From Berlin to Baarle Hertog, cities built on or divided by borders are places where political and cultural geography is stretched to its limits
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'Good Souls Corruption' in the Enthusiast Press
In which it is argued the tech press is composed largely of enthusiasts spinning happy tunes
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The Emancipated Cyborg
In concluding the 50 Posts About Cyborgs project, we finally ask: Just what is a cyborg anyway?
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The Internet as Curiosity Machine
Maybe we need to wonder and be satisfied, over and over again, as we develop increasingly difficult curiosities to resolve
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What Wired's 1997 Web Death Knell Got Right
13 years ago, Wired declared the browser dead. We check up on their bold predictions. (Spoiler: they did pretty well.)
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The Two Minds of Amazon on eBooks
The CEO defends unadulterated reading, while his company plans to sell a type of e-book so media-rich and new that they don't even have a name yet
