Sat, Feb 4, 2012
Fri, Feb 3, 2012
Laura Deming was studying for finals in a crowded MIT reading room last April when her phone rang. That's when she learned she may never again take another exam.
Deming, only 17, had just been chosen by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel for a high-profile experiment: Put $100,000 apiece in the hands of 24 entrepreneurial teenagers and give them free rein to pursue innovative ideas.
Thu, Feb 2, 2012
Discussion of television shows and ads on social media is surging.
The job kept me busy because there were a large number of requests that could not be handled remotely. I spent a great deal of time traveling between buildings every day. The tech issues were varied, and encounters with end users ranged from the frustrating to the humorous. But some of the more memorable ones included hearing a student's viewpoint about technology, which could be very different from an adult's. Here are a few that I think of time to time that exemplify those generational differences.