Dec 24 Watch Students explore an entrepreneurial alternative to higher ed with Enstitute As the cost of higher education mounts, debt-laden students, cash-strapped parents and members of the media are asking: is traditional college still the answer? Correspondent Mona Iskander reports on Enstitute, a two-year apprenticeship program that matches 18- to 24-year-olds with… Continue watching
Dec 23 South and west dominate wireless-only households Cord-cutters are more likely to live in the rural south and west, according to a new poll. Image from the PEW Research Center Today, 90 million adults and 33 million children live in households with wireless-only access… Continue reading
Dec 19 Social media and water don’t mix Cellphones may not only be distracting while in cars, a recent incident in Australia suggests. Photo by Flickr user Highways Agency A tourist walking along St. Kilda pier in Victoria, Australia learned Thursday that browsing social media on one's… Continue reading
Dec 19 When you’re the target of credit card theft, arm yourself with these tips Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user Philip Taylor PT The credit and debit cards of 40 million shoppers may have been compromised in a widespread security breach at Target stores. The retail giant said customers who swiped their cards… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch How will thousands of drones impact already crowded skies? By PBS News Hour Drone aircraft might be delivering Amazon orders to your door soon says Jeff Bezos But first states and the federal government are wrestling with the implications of many new, pilotless aircraft -- how they might affect civil liberties -- and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch House Intelligence Committee chair discusses support for NSA spying laws Does the scope of U.S. surveillance need to be scaled back?… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch How ‘flipped classrooms’ are turning the traditional school day upside down How 'flipped classrooms' are turning the traditional school day upside down… Continue watching
Dec 10 DARPA’s new satellite is designed to spy on 40 percent of the Earth .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video courtesy Defense Advanced Research… Continue reading
Dec 06 Study links student cellphone use to higher anxiety, lower grades If you know someone in school, chances are you've gotten a surreptitious text from them during class. It's a sign that their mind might have wandered from the lecture, but also an indicator of cellphones' widespread use among college students. Continue reading
Dec 02 Amazon enlists drones to bring deliveries to your doorstep .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } On Sunday, Amazon revealed its… Continue reading