Internet and education

Giving Till It Works

A month ago -- just ahead of the financial crisis -- it was calculated that the Internet, hedge funds and oil, among other sources of income, had resulted in more than 1,000 world-wide billionaires. A lot of books concern themselves with how such well-to-do people spend their money, often telling lurid tales of indulgence and excess. "Philanthrocapitalism" concerns itself with the spending of the rich, too, but its focus is on charity. Who gives what to whom, yes, but also: In what way? To wh...

Pew Internet: The Internet and Education -- Report

The Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment for teenagers. Research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in November and December 2000 shows that teens use the Internet as an essential study aid outside the classroom and that the Internet increasingly has a place inside the classroom. The Project surveyed 754 online youth ages 12-17 and their parents. Teens and parents report that Internet is vital to completing school projects and has effe...

Space technology | Earthbound

Exporting technology has always presented a dilemma for America. The country leads the world in most technologies and some of these give it a military advantage. If export rules are too lax, foreign powers will be able to put American technology in their systems, or copy it. But if the rules are too tight, then it will stifle the industries that depend upon sales to create the next generation of technology.

Internet Access for Poor Countries

Why worry about Internet access for poverty-stricken people in developing countries? Because a large disparity in income causes resentment, which may in turn lead to radicalism and to horrible attacks, such as occurred in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Enabling the poor to access the Internet may bring them information to empower them to boost themselves out of poverty and become confident, productive members of a healthy society.