electronics
By Holly McDede on Nov 23 2011 - 5:11pm
Who would have thought that Borders, the corporate bookselling behemoth that had stores in practically every mini mall across America, would now be shutting its doors? Some blame the Borders breakdown on the end of books as we know them. The cause? Technology.
SARAH BIERMAN: I buy books off of...
By Jayme Catsouphes on Sep 28 2011 - 5:17pm
Music, as an industry, has found a consistent audience in young people for decades. But what music means to them is changing. Popular songs today often have less to do with singers than they do with the artistry of sound engineers (consider the production work on the new number one song in America...
By Ben Trefny on Jun 28 2011 - 4:36pm
Jonathan Stalls is a pretty typical young American. Nice guy. Loves his family, his friends, his country. You’ll learn more about all that later. For now, you should just know that this is a tall, strong and passionate man who, one day, decided to take a walk.
Now, I might not have made it clear...
By Rob Hoey on Mar 2 2011 - 4:35pm
The Planeteer is a weekly wrap-up of environmental news from around the Bay Area.
Trouble Craigslisting that smashed-up smart phone you tossed into the garbage disposal six months ago? Well, help – and cash – is just a touch-screen away. San Diego start-up ecoATM is rolling out electronics-...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Oct 14 2010 - 2:05pm
Imagine for a moment that you go into the grocery store, only to find that the language on all of the boxes, cans and packages has changed. And it’s a language you don’t get. You can’t tell what’s being sold, let alone make out what the signs hanging over the aisles say. It might be enough to make...
By Erica Gies on Aug 10 2010 - 9:45am
In recent years the electronics industry has gained notoriety for creating an endless stream of disposable products that make their way at life’s end to developing countries, where poor people without safety gear cut and burn out valuable materials, spilling contaminants into their water, air and...
By Nathanael Johnson on Feb 8 2010 - 4:20pm
Whether it’s higher education, secondary or primary education, we know we need to be training the next generation so young people can help make a better future. But because of the current economic crisis, there isn’t necessarily the money to make that happen. So lawmakers are trying...
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