by Leroy Hurt | Apr 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via New Republic: In one form or another, the online future is already here. But unless we are uncommonly wise about how we use this new power, we will find ourselves saying, as Emerson’s friend Henry David Thoreau said about an earlier technological revolution, “We...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Free Technology for Teachers: Russel Tarr is on a roll this month. Earlier this month he released a great tool for creating fake text message exchanges between historical and literary characters. This week he released another tool that I think teachers will like....
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Newgeography: Tokyo continues to be the world’s largest urban area with more than 37 million people, according to the recently released 9th Annual edition of Demographia World Urban Areas. Tokyo has held the top position for nearly 60 years, since it...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: New tech industries start small but can grow into permanent, billion-dollar slices of infrastructure. Sometimes that seems to happen overnight — like with smartphones. And sometimes it takes years — like with the dumbphones that grew like mold...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via The Seattle Times: The agency cleared J&J’s Invokana tablets for adults with Type 2 diabetes, which affects an estimated 26 million Americans. The once-a-day medication works by blocking the kidneys from reabsorbing sugar, which occurs at higher levels...
