Japanese Nuclear Disaster

A March 12 explosion at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, appears to have caused a reactor meltdown.

Obama: Oil Companies To Blame For Lack Of Drilling. No, Really

It’s understandable that the President feels defensive about gas prices, but that’s no excuse for trying to sell the public a bill of goods.

Will Malthus Have the Last Laugh?

We’re heading towards a future of higher food prices and more hunger.

Gmail Smart Labels

Gmail has introduced another feature to help people deal with inbox overload: Smart Labels.

Facebook For Scientists

Scientists have discovered that the Internet could be a useful collaborate tool.

James Franco Does It All

James Franco is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor. And working on a PhD at Yale.

Windows Video: Upgrading Through Every Version

Video of “An experiment to see the effects of installing every major upgrade version of windows, in order, on the same machine.”

What Happened to the Middle Class?

Americans had it so much better in the 1950s, right?

Driving While Phoning

Want A Job: Give Us Your Facebook Password

Should employers be allowed to ask for your Facebook login as a condition of employment?

Facebook Adds Gay Friendly Status Options

Facebook has come up with new settings to meet the needs of users in same-sex relationships.

Is Email Dead?

Is social media killing electronic mail?

More on Watson

Watson Beats Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

IBM’s Watson computer crushed human competitors on Jeopardy. What does it mean?

5 E-Mail Management Tips

Dave Fleet offers 5 TIPS FOR MANAGING THE EMAIL DELUGE.

Rick Santorum’s Google Problem = Google’s Rick Santorum Problem

Rick Santorum is upset that a Google search for his name produces a string of unflattering material. You should be, too.

iPhone 5 Gets Bigger Screen, Slideout Keyboard?

The next-generation iPhone 5 is rumored to have a 4 inch screen and even a slide-out keypad.

Car CD Players Obsolete?

The in-dash CD player is being rapidly phased out.

Why Stupidity Wins

We now have most of the world’s information right at our fingertips. But we’re not necessarily getting smarter.

Google Killed the Library

Why does Hermione Granger go to the library instead of just Googling it?

Questions for Conservatives

Do conservatives believe in evolution and global warming?

Parking Meters

Why on earth are we still using coin operated parking meters when our highest value coin in actual use can only buy you seven and a half minutes of parking?

Is Internet Access A Human Right?

The events in Egypt have led some to ask if the mere act of cutting off access to the Internet is, in itself, an human rights violation.

Twenty Five Years Ago Today

Twenty-five years ago today, the American space program came crashing to Earth in a horrible accident.

Sputnik and Big Government

The post-Sputnik innovation wave was sparked by government investment, not the entrepreneurial spirit.

Aaron Rodgers: Best Quarterback Ever?!

Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders explain why Aaron Rodgers’ ranking as the best quarterback in NFL history is absurd.

Did Obama Plagiarize State of the Union?

Was the 2011 SOTU a blatant rip-off of past speeches? Or simply banal?

Borders Books, RIP

Where Are America’s Jobs?

What happened to the 15 million jobs that were supposed to be created in the past 10 years but weren’t?

Google Restructures Management

Google no longer needs adult supervision.

Michelle Obama “Linked” to Pedestrian Deaths

Pedestrian fatalities are up. Experts blame Michelle Obama.