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Common Core Testing Meltdown in Seattle: Teachers Speak Out on Technological Breakdowns
The billionaires have had their turn with the schools. It's time to return assessment back to educators - and the joy back to learning.
The Battle to Control the 3D Printing Revolution: DIY or CIA?
Many realize that 3D printing has the potential to transform the global economic system.
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Fitness Devices Make It Harder to Lie to Ourselves
You might say that the truth will show up on the scale and your waistline eventually.
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Does Success in Tech Come at a Steep Price?
Does the tendency of tech giants to lag represent the price of success?
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The World’s Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy
Werner Koch's code powers the email encryption programs around the world.
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The Robots Are Coming! Let’s Make Them Work for the Workers
Rather than causing unemployment and inequality, technological advancements could mean less work and higher living standards.
High Technology, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Hazardous Communication Tools
Though the dangers of high technology are numerous, responses can be made to mitigate their impacts.
Henry A. Giroux | ISIS and the Spectacle of Terrorism: Resisting Mainstream Workstations of Fear
The spectacle of neoliberal terrorism, violence and misery has become one of the major organizing principles of everyday life.
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Is Modern Technology Killing Us?
An exploration of the social, cultural and environmental pitfalls of modern technology culminates in a proposed neo-Luddite framework for evaluating the risks and benefits of existing and emerging technologies.
Valdemar W. Setzer on the Obsolescence of Education
My impression is that education is getting worse, and one of the main causes for this is the use of electronic media.