A new issue of eMinds: International Journal on Human-Computer Interaction is out. Alison Powell (LSE): Lessons from the Net Neutrality Lobby: Balancing Openness and Control in a Networked Society. John Connor (Texas Tech): Digital Life after Death: The Issue of Planning for a Person’s Digital Assets after Death. Superconductivity's first century: In the 100 years since superconductivity was discovered, only one widespread application has emerged. The Sinclair ZX81 was small, black with only 1K of memory, but 30 years ago it helped to spark a generation of programming wizards. Tablets for all: Farhad Manjoo on the future of mobile gadgets. What happens when computers stop shrinking? By around 2020, the age of the ever-smaller chip will come to an end — and we'd better prepare for it. A review of Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life by Helen Nissenbaum. “Envisioning technology” is a speculative and subjective overview of potential future technologies (and a response). Writing Tech Books for Dummies: You, too, can turn an interest in Carrier Ethernet or string theory into an idiot's guide. Johnny Ryan on how the atom bomb helped give birth to the Internet. Robert Darnton on six reasons Google Books failed and on five myths about the "Information Age": New technology is reinforcing old modes of communication more than it is undermining them. A review of Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality by Elias Aboujaoude. Do computers cost too little? The surprisingly complicated economic debate about how much, exactly, our technology is worth to us. By making the internet a new nervous system for humanity, humans will also re-connect with one another in a profoundly new way. A look at how self-described Mac and PC people are different.
