About 1260 AD, Ibn Khallikan, a Kurdish historian living in the Abbasid Empire (modern Iraq), wrote an encyclopedia with biographies of many famous men (though no women). One of the biographies includes a story about …

President Obama has appointed Aneesh Paul Chopra as Chief Technology Officer.  Currently Chopra is serving as Virginia’s Secretary of Technology.
The White House explains the CTO will develop national strategies for using advanced technologies to transform …

Next Big Future took some key notes from McKinsey’s View of China’s Future Urbanization: Chinese Cities in 2025 and 2030.
Below are some interesting key facts concerning the urbanization of this giant country:
China is leading …

Birmingham City University in the UK is going to offer a Masters degree covering sites like Facebook, Twitter and Bebo.
Those who decide to get this degree will learn how to setup blogs and …

Matthew Smith was fortunate enough to show Woz his Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh at a press event for Dancing With the Stars.
Smith writes: He said, "Oh my god, that is so …

Those of you that own the PS3 have something new coming your way.  The PS3 will now carry NBC Universal shows like 30 Rock, The Office and Heroes.  Also NBC movies.  The television shows are …

If you are interested in social media you may want to attend Social Camp Memphis. The event will be held on Saturday, March 7 at the Memphis College of Art. (Don’t miss the Friday night, …

A humorous perspective on technological progress. To some degree, we are a little spoiled and need to chill a little. I love tech progress, but lets stop and smell the flowers… seriously.
Hat Tip: The …

Malcolm Gladwell¬† has come out with some interesting concepts. And, he has a new book out called Outliers. The new book poses the question: “why do some people succeed, while so many more never reach …

Here is an interesting concept for public transportation. The pod is more private than trains and can carry a small group of people all at once. Instead of waiting on a train, you just jump …