Should E-mail Still Be Free?
Dialogue: Per-message charging may be an effective way to stifle spam. But it is anathema to most Internet users.
Communications
The Myth of Generation N
Contrary to popular belief, not all kids are naturally adept with technology and that spells trouble in an increasingly wired society.
The Sound of Silence
Shhh! Bose's new noise-cancellation headset is the first to mute the outside world without adding an annoying hiss of its own.
Sensors of the World, Unite!
Q&A: Ember CTO Robert Poor on turning wirelessly interconnected networks of sensors into a ubiquitous reality.
Master of Design
Q&A: Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, describes the interplay between technology and design-a process that, at its best, yields products that change the way people live and work.
Deceiving Saddam
Was the New York Times an unwitting collaborator in Pentagon misdirection?
Will 'Waste' Push File-Sharing Further Underground?
Justin Frankel, the programming ace who created WinAmp and Gnutella, has done it again-coding a piece of software that delights some and threatens others.
Between Town and Gown
In recent years the relationship between MIT and the city of Cambridge has grown more collaborative and cordial.
New Life For Undersea Fiber
Once the marvel of the telecom world, the first undersea fiber optic cables have reached the point of telecom obsolescence. Now they'll serve out their retirement gathering oceanographic data.
Media Tonic for War Fever
Many Americans got their news and attitudes about the Iraq war from alternative sources showing far more skepticism than mainstream U.S. television.
