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- How to Survive a Mass Extinction
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Could Gaming Be Good For You?
Jane McGonigal, author of Reality is Broken, explains how to make real life more ‘gameful.’
Feb. 25, 2011
Have We Grown Too Fond Of Technology?
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Privacy At Stake As Sites Track Online Preferences
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James Gleick On The History Of Information
Gleick writes of information sharing through the ages, from African drum languages to the internet.
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Defining a Data Deluge
Researchers attempt to measure the amount of information humanity can store and transmit.
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