As if student rush tickets for NHL games, discounted museum entry and free transportation passes weren’t enough perks for people who spend most of their days sleeping in class and pulling all-nighters doing “research” (cough World of Warcraft), Sprint and Best Buy are teaming up to offer students yet another freebie: a free year of… Continue reading Students: Get a Free Year of Talk, Text and Data from Sprint and Best Buy
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Researchers Break Supercomputing Record while Advancing Cancer Research
Scientists at ETH Zurich and IBM Research in Switzerland have set a new record in fluid dynamics supercomputing through its simulation of bursting bubbles. The simulation could lead to advances in kidney stone and cancer treatment as well as improvements in high pressure fuel injector technology. In collaboration with the Technical University of Munich, the… Continue reading Researchers Break Supercomputing Record while Advancing Cancer Research
Read a Book in the ‘Blink’ of an Eye on Your Mobile Device
Is there a list of books you’d like to read if only you had the time? Blinkist, a new educational service for mobile devices, is looking to make sure you have the time to read whatever you like. Designed to fill the random bursts of downtime we experience every day (like during your commute or… Continue reading Read a Book in the ‘Blink’ of an Eye on Your Mobile Device
Veterans Day Infographic: The State of Veterans’ Mental Health
Did you know that in 2012 there were more military deaths by suicide than by combat? Unfortunately, veterans represent 20% of the suicides in the United States despite only making up 10% of the population. To bring awareness to this critical mental health problem, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) put out this educational new infographic… Continue reading Veterans Day Infographic: The State of Veterans’ Mental Health
Top 10 Free E-Learning Authoring Tools
Technology and the Internet can be used in many different ways, and you can benefit a lot if you learn how to use them wisely. You won’t realize the full potential of the Internet and your gadgets until you start using tools that will enhance your learning and authoring potential. There are many tools that… Continue reading Top 10 Free E-Learning Authoring Tools
Stuck? Google Can Connect You With Knowledgeable Experts in Real-Time Video ‘Helpouts’
Whenever you’re stuck on a problem, don’t you wish you could get help, right then and there, from someone who really knows what they’re doing? With its new Helpouts service, Google is helping you use technology to receive just this sort of guidance exactly when you need it. Helpouts are a way to receive over… Continue reading Stuck? Google Can Connect You With Knowledgeable Experts in Real-Time Video ‘Helpouts’
Mobile Gadget Use by Kids Increased 89% over Last Two Years
A new study from the child advocacy group Common Sense Media shows that children’s use of mobile gadgets like tablets and smartphones has exploded in the last two years. The biannual survey indicated an 89% increase in the number of children eight years and younger who have used a mobile device, which grew from 38%… Continue reading Mobile Gadget Use by Kids Increased 89% over Last Two Years
It’s Good This: Raising Awareness for Issues Facing Our Community, Environment and World
Today we are introducing It’s Good This – a new effort aiming to raise awareness of good things people are doing around the world. The blog’s mission is to highlight progress in critical issues like human rights, education, affordable internet and freedom of expression for all. Would you like to join in on the goodness?… Continue reading It’s Good This: Raising Awareness for Issues Facing Our Community, Environment and World
