Is Our "Info-glut Culture" Becoming Wiser?

James Billington currently (as of January 2014) serves as the 13th Librarian of Congress, overseeing the largest library in the world. The Library of ...

Near-Omniscience Achieved by Our Digital Trail

In the wake of the 2013 NSA data spying controversy, The Wall Street Journal ran an article titled "Phones Leave a Telltale Trail." The authors note that ...

How Long Is Your Video of Being Present?

Imagine at the end of your life you're welcomed into the presence of Jesus, who has saved you by his grace. In the midst of all the wonderful things we ...

TV Sets Went from a Luxury to a Necessity

Over forty years ago, on July 17, 1953 C.S. Lewis wrote a letter to a Mrs. Frank Jones in which he explained why he did not own a TV set:

People who have ...

Have Millennials Forgotten How to Speak?

With the rise of social networking technology, many young people are adept at managing texts, chats, and profiles, but lack the verbal potency needed ...

People Accept New Ideas after Seven 'Touches'

Why do some changes happen quickly while other changes occur slowly? Writer and surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande argues that we tend to rely heavily on technology, ...

The New Social Anxiety—Fear of Missing Out

Do you have an uneasy and sometimes all-consuming fear that others are doing something or experiencing something that you're not? If so, you may be suffering ...

Sending Tweets to Aliens

Is there something or Someone out there who is really listening to us? Does anyone care beyond our little planet? Apparently, a group of techies and scientists ...

Toddler Buys Car on eBay

A 14-month-old Oregon toddler purchased a 1962 Austin-Healy Sprite after her father left his smartphone unattended and unlocked when his daughter inadvertently ...

Teenager Is Addicted to Social Media

An article in The Atlantic shared an interview with a 14-year-old girl from New Jersey named Casey. Casey got her first computer (a toy) when she was ...