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Over the past couple of days as the international media has once again focused on the bloody fighting in Sanaa, they have invariably asked themselves, Yemenis, and outside observers the […]
Readers in the Washington, DC area are invited to join us at American University this Fall semester for a seminar series sponsored by the Doctoral program in Communication. The seminars […]
As wireless devices proliferate, the U.S. needs to free up more spectrum for modern Internet uses. To do that, the F.C.C. is working to release 'Super Wi-Fi' which uses white space.
(The image to the left is from a Nancy Duarte presentation on the emotional path people travel down during great presentations) I was having drinks last evening with a startup […]
Now that Google's Wallet program is live, owners of Sprint’s Nexus S 4G and a Citi Mastercard will be able to process payments through Google with a tap of plastic on plastic.
As provisions of goods and services becomes increasingly automated, economies that reward people for accumulation of the truly valuable goods, i.e. social capital, will prosper.
Facebook apps and mobile apps on smartphones and tablets have, according to the University of Maryland, given rise to a new industry that it calls the "app economy."
The Pirate party, which ran an irreverent campaign initially focusing on filesharing, data protection and censorship drew 8.5% of Germany's parliamentary vote, exit polls indicate.
According to Scott Galloway, the cost of education has increased at twice the rate of inflation, and student loan debt has become "an Albatross" around students necks that is choking innovation.
Fifty years after the female birth control pill hit the market, male birth control is finally becoming a reality. While I will admit that it must be harder to control […]
In branding, the conventional wisdom says that using the same computer or cologne as, say, George Clooney will make you feel more like him and, therefore, good about yourself. Conventional […]
Six months after the bloodiest day in Yemen's uprising, forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Salih were at it again. That time, six months ago on March 18, snipers loyal […]
If we could talk to the animals, we might gain insight into what it means to communicate with an extraterrestrial species.
Neuroscientist James Fallon is fascinated by the brains of murderers, especially in light of his own family history. His father's side of the family was full of notorious murderers. So, […]
Well, I feel like a broken record, but I apologize for the dearth of posts. Amongst other things, I am mired in my third year review here, so I've been […]
--Guest post by Jamie Schleser, American University doctoral student. For those that don’t spend their days toiling away in the often peculiar atmosphere of institutions of higher learning, the how […]
White-hot conservative and libertarian anger at the size and intrusiveness of government is getting a lot of attention these days. It seems so fierce, so single-minded; Let the federal […]
Weary after two uprisings and years of failed negotiations, Palestinians are taking a sober view of the bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations this week.
When markets fail, governments are often called upon to right fix the problem. But the call for government action is often naive, says Nobel Laureate Gary Becker, and fails quite often.