There Is No Digital Divide
A concept that animates hundreds of millions in Federal spending needs to be retired.
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Christopher Mims
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I’m a contributing editor at MIT Technology Review. Until recently I blogged the converging crises of the 21st century for Grist. I report for Wired and Scientific American, and I’ve got projects cooking for The BBC, The Atlantic and Smithsonian.
Lately I’ve been helping friends launch an experiment in alternate funding models for science and environment-focused media, called MajorPlanet.
In another life I was a crayfish neuroscientist specializing in functional and anatomical studies via Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Christopher Mims's Stories
Here Come the Arctic Drones
Northrup Grumman is having no trouble adapting its speeders to the cold.
US Military Chips "Compromised"
As military hardware uses more off the shelf components, it has become vulnerable to common exploits.
Software Better at Detecting Frustration Than Humans
And it's not because subjects have been trained to "smize".
Advertisements in Books Latest Thing to "Save Publishing"
BookBoon's books are free and ad-supported. Oh the humanity.
Gmail's Security Hole Could Lead to Mass Harvesting of Accounts
Hackers could automate a social engineering trick that has already been proven to work.
How Facebook Saved Us from Suburbia
Research suggests social networks remedy the isolation of modern life.
The Only Way Facebook Can Justify Its Valuation
"It would be really interesting if Facebook launched a credit card. In fact, it would be terrifying."
Five Transformative Uses for Disney's Touch-Sensitive Technology
Wearable computing, the end of keyboards, enhanced security and sex could all benefit from Touché.
Joi Ito's Near-Perfect Explanation of the Next 100 Years
"One hundred years from now, the role of science and technology will be about becoming part of nature rather than trying to control it."
