Is Google Making Us Stupid?

This article by Nicholas Carr struck me as an article that touches on an important subject that in a way feels denied or neglected in our society.

I am convinced of the fact that our thinking is morphed by our actions, specifically our way of dea...

A hot topic in The Netherlands at the moment is embryo selection. This is the use of a technology to detect "genetic defects" in embryos in a very early stage of development. This could then lead to destroying those "defect" embryos before implanting.

The discussion has escalated ...

I really must do a book review on the books of this very special person. I have several in my library, this is the largest one with a treasure of illustrations.

The role of the female in the ev...

Male mosquitoes genetically engineered to produce offspring that die in the larval stage are nearing a release into the wild.
As we first reported back in January, Oxford spin-out Oxitec was nearing a deal with the Malaysian government to release millions of GM bugs to help kill off the mosqu...

A recurring discussion is about the intuitiveness of object-orientation and its perceived complexity. Articles in authoritative magazines like the ACM Communications are also wrestling with this "intuitiveness".

This article struck me as especially interesting ...