Techno-Ideas

Regulating Our Way to Freedom? Robert Hahn 01/08/2009

A new Congress may be tempted to add a new layer of regulation to the Internet.

Inequality and the Sergey Brin Effect Arnold Kling and Nick Schulz 10/01/2008

To understand what’s driving inequality in America, it helps to study the founder of Google.

Thirst Aid Nick Schulz 04/10/2008

Three entrepreneurs are hoping to combat the world’s worst environmental and humanitarian crisis.

FCC vs. Innovation Nick Schulz 01/28/2008

Not too many years ago, it seemed that fast-moving technology would happily put the government’s top communications regulator out of business. Why hasn’t it happened?

The Internet of Things Nick Schulz 12/03/2007

Your cell phone camera can tell you all about a product. Is this an ephemeral gimmick or a great business? Time and the market will tell, writes NICK SCHULZ.

Start Your (Financial) Engines Nick Schulz 09/25/2007

Small investors buy high, sell low, and pay too little attention to expenses. But a Web-based firm, started by a Nobel Prize-winning economist, is trying to help them.

Revenge of the Frosh-Seeking Robots Nick Schulz 07/09/2007

The smartest college kids are rushing to major in economics. NICK SCHULZ shows how Microsoft is trying to lure them back to computer science.

Hot Rocks, Cool Technology Nick Schulz 05/07/2007

Greener than wind or solar, geothermal energy gets little attention—even though, as Nick Schulz writes, it could provide 2,000 times our current power needs.

Eye-Pod Nick Schulz 03/16/2007

Three companies have separately developed promising high-tech implants to reverse blindness. It’s still early, writes Nick Schulz, but the results are pretty spectacular.

Techno-Ideas Nick Schulz 01/16/2007

Mass conformity is dead. Long live mass customization! NICK SCHULZ on the explosion of variety and personalization.

Spooky Serendipity Nick Schulz 11/29/2006

When you use the iPod’s shuffle feature, the machine seems to know what is taking place around it. Is randomness part of Apple’s grand scheme? Can cell phones do it better?