Many of the inventions of Star Trek are beginning to become reality. Gil Namur stumbled upon a mind-blowing one last week — an actual 3-D printer.
Are We Losing Our Personal Connections?
“Communities are built not just on close friendships and family relationships, but on the small, everyday social interactions that take place in public spaces,” writes Andrea K. Paterson. “I worry that these social interactions are going extinct and discuss why they are important to the fabric of community.”
“Pixelated Peasants”: An Interview with Jonathan Salem Baskin
If you think social media is a 21st century phenomenon, think again. Jonathan Salem Baskin says today’s social media “is only a blip in a long continuum of social activity.”
Do the Amish Use Facebook?
When Andrea begins exploring the Amish method of evaluating the usefulness of a technology to their culture, she decides to apply this philosophy to her own use of Facebook. The results may surprise a lot of people.
Old Books: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Megabytes
E-readers and digital books are probably the way of the future. But there’s one thing that real printed books will always do better: connect you to the history of the copy you hold in your hands.
Is the Age of the “Tablet” Upon Us? Make it So!
Eric Brad weighs in on a new breed of affordable Android based tablets about to be released in the market and the impact they will have on us all.
Where Our Electronics Go to Die, There’s No Rest in Peace
Where do your old computers and other electronic gadgets go to die? You might be surprised at the devastation being caused by a so-called clean technology as this award-winning documentary by UBC students and their professor reveals.
BlogHer…or Blog Blur: From Personal to Public (Relations)
When it first launched, the BlogHer conference was an inspiring place for woman (and male) bloggers to meet and connect in a friendly, informative atmosphere. Has the conference become a victim of its own success and sacrificed some of the personal appeal?
Have You Googled Yourself Lately?
Many people won’t admit to Googling their own names, but our writer George Burden not only admits to the somewhat narcissistic practice, he also says it can be fun to discover all the people who aren’t you but who share your name. So have you self-Googled lately?
If You Wanted to Be an Astronaut But Didn’t Make It….
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is where the big kids play — the ones who grew up to live their ten year-old dream of exploring deep space. This remarkable place in the semi-desert of British Columbia is where Jody Foster or Buzz Lightyear would feel right at home.
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