In the old days of the sports beat, reporters would be the first source fans would go to. The sports beat reporter would cover practices or games and then write an article, which was read in the newspaper the following day. The newspaper determined what sports fans would read and how they would read it. Now, in […]
It has been said that once you get to a certain age, everything and everyone some how becomes set in their ways. A routine in what to do, where to go, and how to think about doing it all. Perhaps, our mindsets aren’t as concrete as first glance would suggest. Get Smart! Hack Your Brain […]
Matters of copying and copyrighting 3D printed objects are some of the main highlights of Michael Weinberg’s panel on 3D printing. 3D printing is an ever evolving process that uses a scan of real life objects or a computer generated objects and takes those object from the virtual-reality to reality. The process uses the computer […]
Mention computer programming and many intelligent and fairly computer-savvy college-bound youngsters and adults metaphorically throw up their hands, assuming it’s too hard and certainly way beyond them. As a result, relatively few study programming in college, a reality that caused enough concern for Microsoft, Intel Foundation, Google,Iomega, and the MIT Media Lab research consortia, not to mention the National Science […]
The amazing thing about SXSW is that the panel you go to may not be what you really expect it to be. That experience happened twice for me on Sunday. The first panel was a presentation put together by Jonathan Richman (@jonmrich). Richman discussed using technology to lengthen our lives and provide a better quality of […]