In his new book, The Abundant University (MIT Press), Michael D. Smith, a professor of information technology and marketing at Carnegie Mellon University, examines how technology can transform higher ...

There’s something unsettling about reading an old book and seeing today’s world staring back at you. Not just the general shape of things, but the details. The specific technologies we now carry in ...

For parents raising their kids in the age of phones, social media and the internet, it can be tricky. Research links kids’ use of social media with depression and anxiety. A lot of content online ...

As billions of dollars have flowed into artificial-intelligence startups — particularly those based in San Francisco — a growing number of people have raised concern about that investment creating a ...

If the point of science fiction is to unpack current issues through advanced technology and futuristic scenarios, Matt Dinniman's Operation Bounce House understands the assignment. Best known for his ...

“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

Technology is changing how we read—and that means we need to rethink how we teach. Linus Merryman spends about an hour a day on his laptop at his elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, mostly ...