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Who’s Afraid of WCIT-12?
As obscure government meetings go, a mid-winter conclave of telegraph agency bureaucrats feels about as distant from power…
The Ayatollah Drops by the Stem Cell Lab UPDATED!
“Ayatollah Khamenei visiting Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine,” Instagram via @Khamenei_ir, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s Twitter feed. The Royan…
Not Twitter Revolutions, But Twitter-Assisted Revolutions
Despite the fervent hopes of its boosters, the Internet by its lonesome doesn’t drive democratic change, but it can reinforce existing impulses.
Talmud, Internet Unlock James Madison
Combing elements of Talmudic debate and modern possibilities of crowdsourcing, scholars are taking a new look at one of the ignored building blocks of the U.S. Constitution.
Bitter About Your Life? Blame Facebook
New research suggests heavy Facebook users are more likely to believe other people have happier lives.
SOPA Debate Highlights Congress’s Ignorance
The divide between new technology and what the government understands about it threatens the U.S., says Clay Johnson of Expert Labs.
Does This Make My Antenna Look Big?
Researchers mix technology with fashion, analyze a pharaoh's skin condition, measure the smarts of Scrabble players, and more in this edition of Miller-McCune's "Cocktail Napkin."
Facebook Profile Pics Predict Future Happiness
College freshmen whose Facebook profile pictures featured intense smiles were more likely to feel satisfied with their lives 3½ years later.
Civil Rights Groups’ Surprising Net-Neutrality Bedfellows
The fight over whether the Internet should have a meter has created some unexpected alliances in the groups lobbying the FCC.