In the end, with internet-based social research, scientists might be able to know humans beyond their own understanding.
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Digital technology and its ability to process vast amounts of human-generated data can be a powerful tool for social science research.
In school makerspaces, students problem-solve with traditional craft materials alongside.
digital technologies such as 3D printing, virtual reality, programmable robots and video work.
All over the world people who have been harmed by the conventional money systems are devising alternative currencies, challenging the centralised monetary policy approach.
Ella Russell, a second grade student at Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, works on an e-book during class.
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Kui Xie, The Ohio State University and Nicole Luthy, The Ohio State University
Textbooks were once a major piece of educational infrastructure. But as digital content expands, a new kind of ‘textbook’ is improving the quality of K-12 instruction.
Müge Ozman, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School and Cédric Gossart, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Digital social innovations are often associated with positive meanings, like openness and collaboration. But to better define the concept, it’s essential to disentangle it from its positive aura.
The 20-metre-long Paris Navigating Gym is propelled along the Seine by human power.
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Carlo Ratti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Physical exercise was once primarily an open-air activity, until gym training and monitoring took hold. Digital devices and augmented reality now offer the freedom to head out into the city again.
Indonesia’s ridesharing startup GoJek’s has local market knowledge and connections that helped it outfox Uber.
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E-book sales are falling, even though many said they would “kill” print books. Computers and television were also supposed to spell the book’s demise. At one point, people even feared the phonograph.
The digital revolution is great, until it’s time to upgrade.
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The human psyche loves a challenge as well as a pat on the back for achievement. Pervasive computing taps into these drives to ‘gamify’ aspects of life that are typically not games or even much fun.
Apple’s move into the streaming market has a headstart of up to 100 million subscribers but will still need sustained support to get more of us to pay for online music.
Millions of calls to Centrelink went unanswered as Australians waited a collective total of 811 years in 2013-14.
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Many people fear technology is making us dumber, and they have great reservations about children using smartphones or computers. But technology ought to be embraced, particularly by kids.