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During the coming weeks Minnesotans will be hearing the name “Grace Hopper” with unaccustomed frequency. The reason – The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center October 2-5. Continue Reading
Here’s an idea that makes a even the biggest broadband advocate in the world question the role of technology in the world of teens. According to the Washington Post… Continue Reading
I suppose the space age began for me sometime in late October or November, 1957. Continue Reading
A City of Minneapolis survey found that 82 percent of residents have computers with Internet access at home. However, only 65 percent of Near North residents have such access, and 25 percent of Blacks have no Internet access at home.
Fracking is in the news these days. The process involves extracting natural gas from shale rock formations deep below the earth’s surface by hydraulic fracturing—essentially blasting out the gas under high pressure with chemically treated water.
Rep. Peggy Scott is one of 7,000 individuals whose information was inappropriately accessed last year by a Department of Natural Resources employee. The Andover Republican is ready to sign onto any class action suit that may be filed because of the incident. Exhibiting frustration over the breach, her comments came during testimony on a bill that would put in place safeguards to protect private data collected by government entities.
“My dream is to be a singer,” said one Susan B. Anthony Middle School student. Another student wrote that he wanted to be a doctor, while one girl told me she hoped to open her own business. As a volunteer exhibitor for Rêve Academy at the recent Minneapolis STEM Expo, I had the opportunity to meet with hundreds of middle school students who shared their dreams with us. What struck me most was that no matter the dream, each of these students would need to learn how to use certain technologies during the course of their careers. With the way the music industry has been changing, even the aspiring singer will probably need to have some knowledge of how to record a video of her singing to post on YouTube in the hopes of “going viral.”As innovative applications of technology increase, many industries, from entertainment to healthcare to retail, are experiencing what Harvard Business School professor, Clayton Christensen, terms “disruptive innovation,” or an innovation that creates a new market and eventually overtakes an existing market. One example of a disruptive innovation is the cell phone, which offered portability, but was initially expensive and of lesser sound quality than a traditional phone. Continue Reading
The University of Minnesota will create and offer free massive open online courses for students and the general public this year.
Last Sunday the Star Tribune editorial board pondered the question “What should we really fear?” The editorial flowed from a question originally posed by John Brockman, editor of Edge.com. whom the writers describe as “the uber literary agent, cultural impresario and best friend to the world’s smartest people.” Though I was not on Brockman’s list of gurus the question (originally posed as ‘what should we worry about?’) has intrigued me all week. Continue Reading
“Any defenders of the status quo are not on my team.” Continue Reading
