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November 2014

November 14, 2014

Sharing Faith Online?

Something to chew on: only one in five Americans share their faith online, says the...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Numb Generations?

At QIdeas, Kara Powell's talk about "numb generations" is available to watch. In it, she...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Technology Bits: Print Newspapers in Trouble, Online News Sites Not Far Behind

The news business is struggling, no matter whether in print or online. That's the conclusion...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Facebook: Rediscovering 14th Century Community Values

Last week at The High Calling, Marcus Goodyear wrote about going to his wife's high...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Are You Tired of the Internet?

I don't know about you, but I find the internet exhausting sometimes. Last week I...

August 05, 2013

Back to School – With a Computer in Your Brain

File this under the "terrifying" heading: the New York Times reports that scientists are "edging...

July 2013

July 08, 2013

Will a Trip to Camp Break a Tech Addiction?

Check out a fascinating piece by Matt Haber over at the New York Times. In...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

The Beauty of a Finite Existence – and Technology

There was an excellent piece in the New York Times this weekend by the novelist Jonathan Safran...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

Listen to Alexander Graham Bell

Well, this is just flat-out cool: you can now listen to the actual voice of...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Learning a New Language

There's an interesting piece in The Curator about our new brains---new, that is, because of technology---and...

March 2013

March 11, 2013

Digital Era Redefining Etiquette – Living in a World Without “Thank You”

Nick Bilton, bestselling author and New York Times technology specialist, has just written a new...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

At Your Favorite Restaurant . . . Hey, Put Away that Camera!

I read a fascinating little story in a recent edition of the New York Times....

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Digital Technology and Education: A Mixed Bag

Is digital technology the savior of education? Or is it the destroyer of education? Or...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

The Interweaving of Digital Life with Embodied Life – Social Media vs. Privacy

Yesterday, I considered the interweaving of digital life and embodied life in response to an...

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 25, 2012

Thoughts on “Digital Ministry” from Faith & Leadership

Duke Divinity School's Faith & Leadership website regularly features fascinating, thought-provoking articles and interviews related...

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...

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 16, 2012

Is Digital Technology Making You Crazy?

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

April 2012

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...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

What You (Really) Need to Know

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

September 2011

September 12, 2011

Fascinating, Scary Article on Computer-Generated Writing

Steve Lohr's recent column in the New York Times is called: "In Case You Wondered,...

August 2011

August 02, 2011

Why Web Videos Work . . . And Why They Bomb

Virginia Heffernan, New York Times writer on digital and pop culture, offers up commentary on...

July 2011

July 18, 2011

The E-Book Revolution: Evidence of a Decisive Victory

A recent article in the New York Times provided evidence that E-books have won a...

July 05, 2011

Technology and Culture: Could Smart Phones Make Keys Obsolete?

Could smart phones make keys obsolete? Yes, say Matt Richtel and Verne Kopytoff of the...

June 2011

June 01, 2011

Tech Trends: What If Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

An article in today's New York Times caught my eye: "Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer,...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Tech Trends: Is Technology a Threat to Love?

Digital technology helps us stay in touch with our loved ones. It gives us new...