If they build it, will you come?Doc Searls, CC BYMost of the 2016 presidential candidates' policy platforms recognize the strategic importance of high-speed Internet (HSI), or broadband, in transforming the economy and spurring innovation.
The candidates appear motivated by a shared belief that high-speed Internet and HSI-enabled digital...
As the old saying goes, there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. While being taxed is a certainty, the rate and types of income being taxed is not.
Each of the five remaining GOP hopefuls – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich and Ben Carson (who appeared on the verge of dropping out as this article was written)...
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Do advertisers know us better than we know ourselves? Fingerprint via www.shutterstock.comDo you ever get the sense that advertisements you see online know more about you than you might expect? Have you ever wondered why you’re being shown an ad for a product, only to realize later that you might actually be the kind of person who would want...
Read more: Online ads know who you are, but can they change you too?
Do school voucher programs help improve educational outcomes?Lower Columbia College (LCC), CC BY-NC-NDA set of reports on Louisiana’s statewide school voucher program recently revealed a number of important features of that program’s operation and overall performance.
The most startling of these reports indicated that students who used...
Read more: Do school vouchers improve results? It depends on what we ask
Opposing a candidate is more confidence-building, and action-driving, than supporting one. Elvert Barnes/Flickr, CC BY-SA“My opponent is a liar. And, he can’t be trusted.”
Did you ever wonder why there are so many political attack ads? Of course, politicians have the obvious desire to tear down the opposition in the hopes of...
Read more: Voters who oppose politicians are the most active
On Super Tuesday, voters from more than a dozen U.S. states voted in presidential primaries with important consequences for the candidates. We asked three scholars in different parts of the world to comment on the results and what they mean for the presidential race going forward.
Bryan Cranston, Ph.D. Candidate in...
Read more: Super Tuesday sees Trump and Clinton triumph: scholars around the globe react
An epic showdown is shaping up between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
In most of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries and caucuses, Trump and Clinton won decisive victories, building critical momentum for their campaigns.
There were a few exceptions. In the Republican contests, Ted Cruz won Alaska, Oklahoma and his home state of Texas. Marco...
Read more: Super Tuesday sets the stage for a Trump versus Clinton showdown
Michael Vadon and Gage/Skidmore, CC BY-SACan “extremist” candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump win general elections? Are they “electable”?
The correct answer sounds like a cop-out.
It depends.
Most importantly, it depends on the state of the economy.
But these candidates' broad support also tells us something...
Can't...get...away.'Phone' via www.shutterstock.com“22 of the Cutest Baby Animals,” the headline said. “You won’t believe number 11!”
Despite an impending deadline – not to mention my skepticism (how cute could they possibly be?) – I clicked on the story. I’m only human, after all. Yet this failure in...
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Introducing a child to the wonder of 3D printing.Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, CC BY-NDMattel recently announced that it will release a US$300 3D printer for kids in time for the 2016 holiday season. With accompanying software that is specially tailored for young toy designers, the ThingMaker promises to...
Read more: Why kids are key to unlocking the potential of 3D printing
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