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We Live in Public: Are We Surrendering Our Privacy--and Sanity--to the Internet?

Award-winning director Ondi Timoner's latest documentary is a captivating look at our growing dependence on the Internet.READ»

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How the Tech Boom Terminated California's Economy

While the pundits point to real estate speculation and bank insolvencies as the chief cause of California--and the nation's--financial distress, these are both direct results of the late 90's explosion of computer innovation and Internet proliferation. That's right: The Internet crashed the economy.READ»

How To Hack Harvard

College tuition has risen more than any other component of the cost of living for the last 18 years. But in the Internet era, information is free and ubiquitous. To the extent education is a knowledge industry, it would seem ...READ»