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October 2012

October 16, 2012

The Interweaving of Digital Life with Embodied Life – Politics on Facebook

Once upon a time, it was possible to speak of digital life as something distinct...

October 11, 2012

Is Facebook on the Way to Becoming the Next MySpace?

Remember MySpace? It was all the rage just a few years ago. In 2006 it...

October 03, 2012

Is Digital Technology Warping Your Brain?

Is digital technology warping your brain? Maybe so. Or at least it is changing your...

September 2012

September 10, 2012

In a Digital Age, Is There a Place for Pen and Paper?

Like most people I know, my interaction with words happens mostly through keyboards, both real...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Can We Really Unplug?

I've been following a fascinating conversation that began with Jenna Wortham's article in the New...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

What Will Get Swamped in the Tsunami of Online Education?

Recently, I have been blogging on the coming "tsunami" of online education. In various configurations,...

July 24, 2012

Another Wave of the Online Education Tsunami Hits Our Shores

Yesterday, my blog post was entitled: "Online Education: Here Comes the Tsunami." In this post...

July 23, 2012

Online Education: Here Comes the Tsunami

Online education is a tsunami and it's about to inundate us. It is changing education...

June 2012

June 12, 2012

Getting Wise About Facebook

Bill Keller, op-ed columnist for and former executive editor of The New York Times, has...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Technology: When Great Ideas Have Less-Than-Great Consequences

Matt Ritchel, one of my favorite New York Times writers, has a new article entitled...

May 18, 2012

Good News for Movie, Tech, Culture, and/or Apple Fans! Sorkin to Write Jobs Movie

If you're a movie buff, or if you are fascinated by technology, or if you're...

May 17, 2012

Is Google Weakening Your Memory? Or Enhancing Your Curiosity? Or Both?

In yesterday's post, I began commenting on a new book: iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with...

May 16, 2012

Is Digital Technology Making You Crazy?

Is digital technology making you crazy? Yes, quite possibly, says Dr. Larry Rosen, professor of...

May 04, 2012

Want a Harvard Education? Want to Take Classes at MIT? For Free!

This year, a Harvard education will run well over $50,000. The same is true for...

May 02, 2012

USA Today: Facebook can’t replace face-to-face conversation

A recent column in USA Today claims that Facebook can't replace face-to-face conversation. The authors,...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Is Texting Ruining Our Ability to Write?

A couple of days ago I blogged on the question: Is texting ruining our relationships?...

April 25, 2012

How Not to Drive Your Friends and Colleagues Crazy Through E-mail

If you use e-mail – and that still includes most of us – you know...

April 24, 2012

Is Texting Ruining Our Relationships?

Yes, according to Sherry Turkle, psychologist and professor at M.I.T. and the author several books,...

April 20, 2012

Would Jesus Have a Facebook Page? No . . .

Part 3 of series: Would Jesus Have a Facebook Page? A couple of days ago,...

April 19, 2012

Would Jesus Have a Facebook Page? Yes . . .

Part 2 of series: Would Jesus Have a Facebook Page? In one of yesterday's posts,...

April 18, 2012

Would Jesus Have a Facebook Page?

If Jesus were on earth today, would he have a Facebook page? No, says Drew...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

Anxiety? Depression? Need Some Help? Therapy? There’s an App for That!

The very idea of psychotherapy seems to defy the instant-access, video screen chatter of popular...

February 02, 2012

Blogs vs. Term Papers: The Case for Term Papers

Recently, I have offering some thoughts on the relative value of blogs vs. term papers...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Blogs vs. Term Papers: What I Think About Educational Blogging

Yesterday, I blogged on the subject: "Blogs vs. Term Papers: What Do You Think?" I...

January 26, 2012

Kickstart Your Dreams

While some folks take the the streets to camp out and protest economic unfairness in...

January 23, 2012

What You (Really) Need to Know

What do you need to know? Really? And how might you be able to learn...

December 2011

December 17, 2011

What Would It Take for You Willinglly to Give Up Using Your Cell Phone in the Car?

The headline of this New York Times article caught my eye and sped up my...

December 16, 2011

Your Life is Not Private. Could This Be Good?

Two recent news stories share a common theme: Your life is not private. For better...

December 03, 2011

How Can You Be Polite When You’re Talking To (Not On, but To) Your Phone?

Now we have a new challenge to our social order and general peace of mind:...

December 01, 2011

Should You Ask Santa for a Tablet or an E-reader?

"Should you ask Santa for a tablet or an e-reader?" Edward C. Baig, writing for...