Technology

This Is Denver, Colorado

Ethan Axelrod | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver


Ethan Axelrod

Given Colorado's battleground status, the romantic place it holds in the national psyche as a symbol of the frontier, and a place of treasured natural beauty, Denver starts to make a lot of sense for the Huffington Post.

Balanced Life -- Embrace The Update, Or, Why Is It So Hard To Turn On The TV?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

Novelty and challenge bring happiness, true, but they also bring frustration, anxiety, and sometimes a bit of cursing.

A Sundance for Startups

Maya Baratz | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Maya Baratz

If you were to compare TechCrunch50 to anything related to Hollywood - a comparison folks in the tech industry love to hate - it's probably most like the Sundance Film Festival, circa anytime before this decade.

Democracy's Digital Revolution

New York TImes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Technology


There is no turning back the clock. We now have more public opinion exerting pressure on politics than ever before. The question is how it may be chan...

Technology Is Anthropology

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.14.2009 | Technology


Jose Antonio Vargas

HuffPostTech -- a new HuffPost section that launches next Monday -- will cover how technology in general, and the Internet in particular, is changing the way we live our lives.

Boulder/Denver New Tech Meetup Helps Entrepreneurial Community

Brett Greene | Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver


Brett Greene

Have you ever been to a networking event? Then you've had that cringing feeling in your stomach after entering a room full of strangers.

The Other Man

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Charlotte Safavi

I'm in love with another man. Let me call him Daniel. I met him through my husband Ron. He introduced us at Marseille airport and then offered him a ride to the village where we were staying.

The Google Brain Drain Goes On

Nicholas Carlson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business


Nicholas Carlson

For a lot of employees who joined Google at the beginning or through acquisitions, solving a big company's problems of efficiency is kind of boring.

Three Clues to the Economy and Disney World

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | World


Blythe McGarvie

Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.

Aneesh Chopra: Obama's CTO To "Reboot" America

Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


President Obama appointed Aneesh Chopra, Virginia's former technology secretary, as the nation's first chief technology officer and charged him with p...

Google's Custom Solar Technology Will Reduce Costs by 60%

treehugger.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


Google's developing new solar tech that will drop the cost from 18 cents a kW-h to just under 5. At least, it's hoping to. ...

James Balog: Time-Lapse Proof of Extreme Ice Loss

TEDTalks | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


TEDTalks

Balog has been going up north to shoot the half-alive ice of the mammoth glaciers for his Extreme Ice Survey, a look at the shocking effects of abrupt climate change in Alaska, Greenland and Iceland.

Love, Facebook Style

Todd Greene | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Todd Greene

Two weeks ago, when I changed my status to "In a Relationship," I was not prepared for the fallout.

The Techno-Loner Generation: Are You Raising a Socially Illiterate Child?

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Keith Ferrazzi

Teenagers send and receive 2,272 texts a month and spend nine hours a week absorbed in social networking sites. Does the Digital Age stupefy the next generation?

Is Time Travel Possible? A Look At The Science That Might Make Time Travel A Reality

Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


The Today Show examines the possibility of time travel and scientific advancements that might make such travel a reality. NBC's Keith Miller Reports:...

Book Review: So You Want to Be a Scientist?

Dan Agin | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Dan Agin

There are too few good books about the positives and negatives of research careers in science. Philip A. Schwartzkroin, a neurosurgeon who specializes in epilepsy research, has written such a book.

Rock Music Legend Sandy Pearlman On The Passing Of Feminine Culture Power Source, Ellie Greenwich

Howie Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment


Howie Klein

Ellie Greenwich beat Pat Benatar to the punch with the pixie slut haircut. Signaling that feminine power source, the union of opposites.

A World On Pause: The Joys Of Being Unplugged At Summer Camp From A 16-Year Old Experiencing It

Cassie Goldring | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living


Cassie Goldring

As a 16 year-old girl, turning in my Blackberry to the camp director, not to see or hold it again for 7 weeks, was certainly not my ideal way to begin my summer vacation.

Building Hope: What Yahoo!'s Acquisition of Maktoob.com Means

Faisal Ghori | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


Faisal Ghori

The acquisition signifies that the Middle East has now for the first time become relevant in the eyes of American Internet giants, and with their attention, the region has become globally relevant for its technology-based entrepreneurship.

How Extremophiles Might Help Us Save the World

Levi Novey | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green


Levi Novey

Living and thriving in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, tiny bacteria-like microbes known as extremophiles might soon have an over-sized effect on our human world.

Technology Rx for Health Care Reform

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Gary Shapiro

The consumer electronics industry is defined by rapid innovation and falling prices. Advocates on every side should consider these market-based lessons, as they are relevant to the current health care debate.

Halal Search Engine Launches

Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Religious Muslims across the world can now access the internet without searching through content that is considered haram — forbidden according ...

Hans Rosling: Let My Dataset Change Your Mindset

TEDTalks | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media


TEDTalks

Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world this summer at the U.S. State Department.

Meet My Mom

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

My mom speaks out about turning 60.

What is Work? Cutting Yourself Free With Heart

Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Sharon Glassman

Ditching a steady paycheck takes guts in an unsure economy.