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Skip Class, Do Better

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iTunes University and the classroom: Can podcasts replace Professors? iTunes University, a website with downloadable educational podcasts, can provide students the opportunity to obtain professors’ lectures when students are unable to attend class. To determine the effectiveness of audio lectures in higher education, undergraduate general psychology students participated in one of two conditions. In the … Read more

The First Rule of Government Spending

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(Note: This is a draft of my upcoming BackBurner column in Tech Trends. I’d appreciate your comments.) In the 1997 film adaptation of Carl Sagan’s Contact, S. R. Hadden teaches Ellie Arroway “the first rule of government spending: why have one when you can have two for twice the price?” If only! When it comes … Read more

Famous Preacher Will Go to Prison?

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In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article New Kindle Audio Feature Causes a Stir Fowler and Trachtenberg reported an incredible claim from the ED of the Authors Guild: “They don’t have the right to read a book out loud,” said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. “That’s an audio right, which is derivative under … Read more