Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

Thinking Like a Computer Scientist

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology

Reading, writing, 'rithmatic -- and computer science? Some scholars say students in a range of fields can benefit from learning how to think like Bill Gates and Vint Cerf. We explore how a basic understanding of computer science can affect...

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Jet Pack Dreams

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at 12:25 p.m. in Economy, Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology

Personal jet packs are everywhere in old sci-fi movies. And the world saw a real-life demonstration of the technology in the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. So what's the status of real-life personal propulsion...

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Rectifying Past Wrongs - El Salvador & International Human Rights Law

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, Law, Politics

It was one of the most notorious crimes in El Salvador's brutal civil war. In November 1989, soldiers murdered six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter. Now, human rights lawyers are bringing charges against that...

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