Alternatives to a Google-filled universe
Google has thoroughly entrenched itself into so many areas of tech users’ everyday life with their search and assortment of apps that it can be difficult…
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A movement for eliminating phones from the workplace
The average person interacts with their smartphone over two thousand times per day, and many in the business world have decided that their use has become…
First undergraduate degree in AI offered at Carnegie Mellon
Undergraduates in America will be able to take coursework with a focus on artificial intelligence for the first time through a new computer science…
For grads: Best places to start career
Congratulations to this year’s grads who have left academia just when the economy is booming, employers are hiring, and unemployment is historically low….
21st century Dating for seniors goes high tech
True story: He and she, both 83, lost their spouses at roughly the same time. He, without a spouse for the first time in 60 years, was bereft. One day God…
The rising number of Elder Orphans: Ideas for living
Elder orphans — aging people with no spouse or children — are a rising population in the world. Currently 19 percent of women ages 40 to 45 have no…
Reimagining wedding cake toppers
Atop the cake on that special day one often finds a little bride and groom, a simple, traditional expression of a wedding. But why that, really? According…
Kindergarten: Should you redshirt summer babies?
Conceived in the 18th century, kindergarten (literally meaning garden of children), is a child’s first contact with organized education. But parents might…
Identifying and relieving computer eye strain
Computer eye strain is a problem for as many as 90 percent of heavy computer users, and it comes with a variety of symptoms as well as potential…
Teachers often pay out-of-pocket for extra school supplies
Teachers spent an average of $479 out of their own pockets on school supplies during the 2014-2015 school year and were not reimbursed, according to USA…