Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
10
:05
pm
President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
Featured Stories:
September 11th, 2008 at 10:42 am
“Beyond Human: The New Age of Cyborgs and Androids”, a two-hour series on the future of bioengineering and robotics, explored how technology is blurring the line between man and machine. It originally aired on PBS in May 2001, and is now watchable in its entirety at a number of online video sites. Read more…
September 1st, 2008 at 8:46 am
The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable — an underwater communications link between North America and Europe — is a remarkable story of mid-19th century ingenuity and perseverance, even though the cable failed on Sept. 1, 1858. See a timeline from the immense, groundbreaking project. Read the transcript of the episode about the Cable.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:51 am
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
This weekend, nearly every community in America stages a fireworks display. So is there a cumulative effect on the environment from the chemicals exploded into our atmosphere?
It’s more of …
June 16th, 2008 at 10:48 am
For some reason effects are fine in movies, but to many theater fans, technology still feels like a new gimmick. Read more…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:07 am
NJN News Science and Technology Report did a story on May 12, 2008, about a Lambertville, NJ company that has developed proprietary technology to turn mechanical energy into electrical …
May 9th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Charlie Rose interviews Museum of Modern Art curator Paola Antonelli about this exhibit, which closes May 12, 2008. She discusses about the convergence of design, technology, and human needs and adaptations and how this convergence challenges the mind.
Curious
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
“Are the killer robots coming, or aren’t they?” Sharon Weinberger recently asked in the WIRED blog “Danger Room.” In her post, Weinberger plays down fears that an army of …
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Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
07
:02
pm
Just two days after the judge declared the trial of three men suspected of involvement in Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder would be open to...
Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
06
:42
pm
Jeff Seelbach
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, spoke in New York on Tuesday as part of the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Morales, the...
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