Internet
What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?
The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create
January 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas for the Design Enthusiasts in Your Life
In preparation for the holiday season, a selection of gift ideas related to some of our favorite Design Decoded posts
December 06, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
How Artificial Intelligence Can Change Higher Education
Sebastian Thrun, winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for education takes is redefining the modern classroom
December 2012 |
By Tom Vanderbilt
Happy Birthday Rodin, Sculptor And Breaker of Women’s Hearts
Rodin's contribution to society lives on in his artistic works, but he wrecked a few lives in his time
November 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Designing a 51-State Flag
Even in 1958, the American flag was designed through crowdsourcing amateurs. If Puerto Rico joins the union, who will design the 51-star flag?
November 12, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
Happy Birthday to the Father of the Modern Vampire
If Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be 165—pretty young for a vampire
November 08, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
161 Years Ago Today Ahab First Battled the White Whale, and Critics Hated It
Today marks the 161st anniversary of Moby Dick, the epic seafaring tale by Herman Melville, and Google is celebrating with its own Doodle
October 18, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Yesterday’s Google Doodle Celebrates Little Nemo, Takes You Back to Childhood Fantasy Land
Yesterday's Google Doodle celebrated the 107th anniversary of Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic strip by Winsor McCay that hit the presses for nine years
October 16, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Top 5 “Science Done Wrong” Moments in Movies
From asteroids to cloning, author and scientist David Kirby weighs in
September 19, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Julia Child Loved Science but Would Hate Today’s Food
It's her 100th birthday today, and while the master chef loved science she would have hated today's laboratory produced food
August 15, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Olympic Hurdling Record Broken in 1.5 Seconds – On Google Doodle
Programmers use a few lines of code to crack the Google Doodle hurdling puzzle. The rest of us still press the arrow keys frantically.
August 10, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Amelia Earhart, Fashionista
A few highlights of coverage celebrating Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday.
July 24, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Where Do All Those Facebook Photos Go?
On the outer boundaries of the Arctic Circle lies a massive construction project funded by Facebook: the future home of thousands of server farms
July 2012 |
By Mark Strauss
The Evolution of the Homepage
Using the WayBack Machine, we looked back at how the homepage has changed since the early days of the Internet
June 04, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
From the Smithsonian Collections: Famous Footwear
Famous footwear of the Smithsonian collections, from Chinese foot-binding booties to Dorothy's ruby slippers
April 10, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
Richard Clarke on Who Was Behind the Stuxnet Attack
America's longtime counterterrorism czar warns that the cyberwars have already begun—and that we might be losing
April 2012 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
Top Ten Most-Destructive Computer Viruses
Created by amateur hackers, underground crime syndicates and government agencies, these powerful viruses have done serious damage to computer networks worldwide
March 20, 2012 |
By Sharon Weinberger
Q and A with Nick Stanhope, Creator of Historypin
By merging old photographs with new mapping technology, this site fuses new connections between the generations
August 31, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
How Technology Makes Us Better Social Beings
Sociologist Keith Hampton believes technology and social networking affect our lives in some very positive ways
July 11, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
Turn on, Log in, Wise up
If the internet is dumbing us down, how come I've never felt smarter?
April 2011 |
By Donald Morrison
