Is College (Finally) Ready For Its Innovation Revolution? - The Atlantic

Is College (Finally) Ready For Its Innovation Revolution? - The Atlantic

Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | Video on TED.com

Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | Video on TED.com

Gel: Gotta share! | Video on TED.com

Gel: Gotta share! | Video on TED.com

Study: Complex technologies improve more slowly | Santa Fe Institute

Study: Complex technologies improve more slowly | Santa Fe Institute

Which developing countries have done the most to close the digital divide?

Which developing countries have done the most to close the digital divide?: "Publication year: 2011
Source: Telematics and Informatics, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 May 2011
Jeffrey, James
Often, an answer to the question posed in the title is provided for either mobile phones or the Internet but not both at once. In this paper by contrast I require that successful countries do well on both forms of technology, over the period from 2000 to 2006. Using two measures for both mobile phones and the Internet, countries were ranked in four tables, which served as the basis on which the major conclusions were drawn. I find that Jamaica performs much better than any other low or low-middle income country, though there is a group of four other countries..."

The Rise of Backyard Biotech - The Atlantic

The Rise of Backyard Biotech - The Atlantic

This is a nice example for the new ways of organizing R&D that the Internet and Web 2.0 applications have made possible.