One Child, One Laptop … And Mixed Results In Peru
Five years ago, Peru plunked down $200 million on more than 800,000 low-cost laptops to distribute to schoolchildren. The purchase …
New French President Sees Popularity Crash
Just five months after electing President Francois Hollande, many French are now despairing that he cannot deliver on the vision …
Spanish Crisis Revives Calls For Catalan Secession
On a recent day in Barcelona, the capital of northeast Spain’s Catalonia region, José Maria Borras and his lifelong friend …
Cyprus’ Divided Capital A Last Vestige Of War
There is one corner of the European Union where a kind of war still rages. Nicosia, on the Mediterranean island-nation …
Do Chinese Tech Firms Pose U.S. Security Threat?
Over the past decade, Chinese companies have become major players in the global telecommunications market. This week the House Intelligence …
The Secret To Genius? It Might Be More Chocolate
Nerds, rejoice! It’s Nobel season — the Oscars for lab rats, peacemakers, and cognoscenti alike. Every fall, big thinkers around …
Gangnam Style: Three Reasons K-Pop Is Taking Over The World
Gangnam Style is, among other things, a high-tech, sophisticated export. Yes, the video is totally crazy and awesome. But this …
Forest People Return To Their Land … As Tour Guides
Like other hunter-gatherers of Central Africa who’ve been cast out of their jungle homes, when the Batwa forest people of …
A Shooting Foreshadowed By Taliban Threats
A 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl remains in critical condition after being shot in the head for defying the Taliban, and championing …
100 Years Ago, Maillard Taught Us Why Our Food Tastes Better Cooked
A few hundred scientists gathered in the small French city of Nancy recently to present scientific papers related to a …
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