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TechnoLogical: The debacle of technological growth
By Richard Chen | March 4, 2013, 10:38 p.m. | In News Blog »
Every push for innovation has its costs and if we overlook the consequences, our own intellect becomes a double-edged sword in making progress.
NewsChips: John Kerry believes Americans "have the right to be stupid"
By Temi Ibirogba | Feb. 28, 2013, 6:44 p.m. | In News Blog »
While speaking to German students in Berlin on Tuesday, the new Secretary of State, John Kerry voiced his belief during the speech that "In America you have the right to be stupid, if you want to be."
NewsChips: Sequester showdown
By Grace Hill | Feb. 21, 2013, 6:34 p.m. | In News Blog »
Sequestration, which will happen unless Congress reaches a deal before then, is likely inevitable due to the current gridlock and inaction.
TechnoLogical: On the lookout for meteors
By Urvi Banerjee | Feb. 18, 2013, 11:02 p.m. | In News Blog »
On Friday, a ten-ton meteor shattered over Russia's Ural Mountains.
NewsChips: Buying guns should be illegal already
By Caroline Gabriel | Feb. 14, 2013, 10:16 p.m. | In News Blog »
If the lack of action taken involving gun control is a matter of people thinking the shootings will not happen to them, locals can think again. Early Tuesday morning in College Park, Md., two University of Maryland students were found dead and another injured in an alleged murder-suicide.
NewsChips: Boy Scouts back away from progress
By Emma Yeager | Feb. 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m. | In News Blog »
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) set themselves back yesterday when the organization announced it was deferring a re-evaluation of its policy on accepting gay members and troop leaders until May.
TechnoLogical: The Blackberry Z10 has arrived
By Temi Ibirogba | Feb. 4, 2013, 4:23 p.m. | In News Blog »
The newest smartphone on the market, the Blackberry Z10, was just released in the United Kingdom and is set to be released this March in the US.
TechnoLogical: The 21st Century Nuclear Weapon
By Aanchal Johri | Jan. 28, 2013, 5:43 p.m. | In News Blog »
When computer users periodically check up on their Norton AntiVirus and McAfee scanners, they may think they are safe from all cyber threats. However, cyber security extends beyond protection from viruses found on home computers.
NewsChips: How Obama's executive orders affect schools
By Emma Yeager | Jan. 26, 2013, 12:04 a.m. | In News Blog »
On Jan. 16, President Obama signed 23 executive orders regarding gun violence.
TechnoLogical: Face-to-face with Facebook
By Grace Hill | Jan. 24, 2013, 1:38 p.m. | In News Blog »
Facebook's newest product, the Graph Search, promises to revolutionize the social network. The idea of personalized search, however, is nothing new.
News Chips: Marriage without love
By Lily Gates | Jan. 10, 2013, 8:18 p.m. | In News Blog »
During the past few days, many human rights groups and activists have been outraged at a forced marriage between a 70-year-old Saudi Arabian man and a 15-year-old girl.
TechnoLogical: Social media: a crime stopper
By Jack Estrin | Jan. 7, 2013, 12:37 p.m. | In News Blog »
Many police forces all around the country are using social media pages to investigate criminal activity.
NewsChips: Rape of Indian woman causes protests around the world
By Sarika Ramaswamy | Jan. 4, 2013, 3:17 p.m. | In News Blog »
On Saturday, a 23-year-old female student in India died from the injuries inflicted upon her after she was gang raped. The men accused of raping her go on trial this week.
TechnoLogical: Extend alternative energy tax credits
By Urvi Banerjee | Dec. 31, 2012, 5:31 p.m. | In News Blog »
Congress needs to vote to extend the PTC in order to ensure that such an economically and environmentally beneficial industry remains afloat in 2013.
NewsChips: Know the basics to LASIK
By Aanchal Johri | Dec. 27, 2012, 5:34 p.m. | In News Blog »
The idea of waking up every morning to a crystal-clear world is endearing, but unfortunately not possible for everyone.
TechnoLogical: Sprint's turmoil points to a stable future with Clearwire
By Sam Lewando | Dec. 24, 2012, 10:48 p.m. | In News Blog »
The Now Network has been through turmoil in the last several years. They bought Nextel in 2007 and rolled out the first 4G network in America based on the network of another company, Clearwire.
News Chips: Bullets for bucks
By Jack Estrin | Dec. 20, 2012, 7:53 p.m. | In News Blog »
Guns and violent crime have been a problem in Prince George's (PG) County for years. That being said, the county looks genuinely interested in revamping its image, and making crime stopping a key priority.
TechnoLogical: Made in the U.S.A.
By Sam Lewando | Dec. 10, 2012, 9:46 p.m. | In News Blog »
Apple recently began shipping their new 2012 iMac desktop computers and they came with a surprise in the packaging; the new iMacs are "assembled in the U.S.A.," which is a huge step forward for the tech industry.
NewsChips: Raising awareness of food stamps
By Emma Yeager | Dec. 6, 2012, 6:43 p.m. | In News Blog »
As Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker represents over 250,000 New Jersyans. Booker is putting himself in the shoes of the 850,000 New Jersyans living on food stamps, even as Congress considers a $16 billion cut to the program.
TechnoLogical: Anonymous fights for democracy
By Grace Hill | Dec. 3, 2012, 8:40 p.m. | In News Blog »
When imagining a hacker, people are typically inclined to picture a 20-year-old computer nerd breaking through firewalls and posting nasty messages on company websites simply for their own pleasure.
Don't look back
By Hannah Lynn | Nov. 29, 2012, 9:24 a.m. | In News Blog »
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to take on the case of Proposition 8. If the court does choose to hear the case, they could make a decision that would affect not just California, but the whole country.
NewsChips: Hostess coverage ignores strikers' side of the story
By Emma Yeager | Nov. 22, 2012, 11:02 p.m. | In News Blog »
On Wednesday, Judge Robert Drain ruled that Hostess Brands, the baker of Wonder Bread, Twinkies and many other well known snacks, may liquidate, giving the company permission to shut down and sell its assets.
TechnoLogical: Hurricane Sandy is coming to town
By Melissa Arias | Oct. 29, 2012, 2:28 p.m. | In News Blog »
Gear up readers, Sandy's attacking the East Coast.
TechnoLogical: Twitter communicates unclear policy toward hate speech
By Emma Yeager | Oct. 23, 2012, 6:47 p.m. | In News Blog »
Last week, Twitter took action against offensive content on its site by blocking a neo-Nazi account and deleting racist tweets, causing controversy and accusations of censorship among its users.
TechnoLogical: the U.S hates file sharing
By Richard Chen | Oct. 15, 2012, 10:15 p.m. | In News Blog »
Last year, the internet managed to gloriously thwart the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Act (ACTA).
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