Virtual anxiety: The disturbing new reality of life online
I was a few months old when the English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, dreamed up his vision of universal connectedness: the World Wide Web.
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Microwave breakthrough helps boost hard drive sizes
The data-storing abilities of hard drives could soon swell to 40 terabytes (TB) and beyond, says Western Digital.
Whittling Down Wisconsin’s Colleges
Professors fear an ambitious systemwide merger plan is rushed, but system president argues it is necessary amid tight budgets and declining enrollment at Wisconsin's two-year colleges.
Mich. needs more college advisers, and recent grads are helping
Kasceen Anderson has a bunch of college options. Will it be the California performing arts college that requires an audition?
Apple CEO Tim Cook launches Oxford hub for entrepreneurship
A new entrepreneurial hub for University of Oxford students will help to ensure that the next Steve Jobs or Sheryl Sandberg will come from the UK, its vice-chancellor predicts.
Child labor might be hidden in your smartphone’s supply chain
As I stood in New York’s Penn Station on Sunday, commuters in suits and tourists wearing I Love New York T-shirts waited for their trains to Boston, Washington DC and beyond.
Ozone layer recovery could be delayed by 30 years
Rising global emissions of some chlorine-containing chemicals could slow the progress made in healing the ozone layer.
Should you pay employees to ditch their car commute?
Which is more valuable, a parking spot at work or help switching to a clean and healthy commute?
Retaliation for Taking a Knee?
Some Kennesaw State cheerleaders took a knee during the national anthem. The next week, a change to the pregame ceremonies kept them off the field. Albright College kicks off the team a football player who took a knee.
Emerson College looks abroad for expansion
Emerson College is crafting a landmark agreement with the Paris College of Art in the French capital and is eyeing expansion to Hong Kong and Australia ...
