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NEW: E-reader Technology: Friend or Foe?

For Christmas, I received a Kindle Fire, a grown up e-reader with many of the features of an iPad. This More»

Connecting Our Brains With Technological Change

Suppose John had been working at the same business in the next town for 10 years, and it always seemed More»

The Role of Technology in a Jobless Recovery

As the economic recovery continues, it seems that many of the indicators have improved, but the unemployment figures stay stubbornly More»

New Questions on the Impact of Technology

How might we, and our businesses, need to change to embrace the positives from technology without being overwhelmed by the downsides?

Technology and Market Incentives

Why is it so difficult to bring new technology to health care? One of the reasons is economic. To argue this case, Al Erisman looks at two other industries where technology brings great advantage, and look at the underlying economic model governing this deployment.

Product Ideas for the Entrepreneur

Suppose you have decided that the job market is tough, and you want to start your own business. There is More»

Technology and the Common Good

Thinking about the role of the cell phone in 21st-century communications.

Oil, Economics, and Technology

A discussion of three interrelated areas, rooted in technology, that the two disasters (economic crisis of 2008-09 and the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster of 2010) have in common …

Too Much Data?

We have unprecedented availability to data today, and yet are polarized over many very important issues. Data is at the heart of each side’s argument. How can this be?

TechWatch: The Internet and Beyond

New technologies offer new capabilities. We must create thoughtful, appropriate uses that deal with both the upsides and the downsides that come from these tools.