Technology

Unsurprisingly, the '00s was a decade defined by its technological achievement. It is the era in which we truly became a technologically dependent society. The numbers speak for themselves:

There's been some banter in the last few weeks about replicating the techniques of the popular "Cash for Clunkers" program in the form of a "Cash for Caulkers" program. The idea is to both prop up the economy while also increasing the energy efficiency of American homes. But the program also comes at a time when oil prices are beginning to creep upward again - as of today, they're at about $75 per barrel.

The breach of Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account was among the major scandals of last year’s presidential campaign and an event that Palin herself described as “the most disruptive and discouraging” of her VP bid.  It was unnerving in many respects - how easily a hacker could gain access to accounts in public webmail systems like Yahoo; how elected officials would consider conducting official business on systems as unguarded as Yahoo - and it served as a reminder of just how vulnerable information we shar

So you woke up this morning with a text message from your mom asking you to accept her friend request on facebook. After mulling it over for a minute, you figure that she'll just get lost in the 1000 other friends you have and it won't make a difference, and, for the most part, it probably won't (especially if you've learned how to put restrictions on what certain people can see on your facebook page).

The story of Icarus teaches us that it is dangerous to fly close to the sun.  But only when you are wearing wings made of wax.  When you are harnessing the sun’s energy with photovoltaic cells, closer is actually better.  In fact, solar energy is five times stronger in space than it is on the Earth's surface.  Taking this to heart, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency announced this week that by 2030 it plans to build an energy station that will capture solar powe