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presentationSep 30, 2013

Networked Learners

Four big points about the impact of technology on learning
presentationSep 30, 2013

The New Environment for Better Health Care Decisions

Susannah Fox will be the kick-off speaker for a discussion of how data is transforming health and health care.
presentationSep 29, 2013

Participatory Research

Susannah Fox will conduct a 90-minute Master Class on participatory research: models, methods, opportunities, and challenges.
short readsSep 27, 2013

Majority of online Americans ‘Google themselves’

Today marks Google’s 15th birthday, which has prompted many users to reflect on what it was like to use the search engine circa 1998. We took the opportunity to look back at Americans’ habits to “Google themselves” during the first decade of the search engine’s life and found that, after an initial increase, the activity […]
short readsSep 27, 2013

U.S. stands out as among the least concerned about climate change

China and the U.S., the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, are among the least worried about climate change.
short readsSep 27, 2013

Lessons from the last government shutdown

The 1995-1996 government shutdowns didn’t help the GOP’s image, but the party had lost support among the public well before they happened.
short readsSep 27, 2013

Chart of the Week: The bipartisan federal debt limit

Raising the federal debt limit has given both Republicans and Democrats, in Congress and the White House, fits for decades.
short readsSep 27, 2013

Child labor is declining but still common in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia

The International Labor Organization estimates there are 168 million child laborers worldwide, a third fewer than in 2000.
reportSep 26, 2013

Continued Support for Keystone XL Pipeline

Most Americans support building the Keystone XL pipeline and increasing energy production from traditional sources. Yet the public also favors stricter greenhouse gas emission limits for power plants and is more opposed to fracking and nuclear power.
short readsSep 26, 2013

Powered by oil and gas, U.S. energy production is on the rise

U.S. domestic energy production is rising — up 13.9% from 2005 to 2012, and on track to rise even more this year.