Filed under: You’d think. I’ve told my kids not to put our address or phone number on Facebook. They know not to post embarrassing photos. At my son’s college dorm, there’s a ten-foot long poster explaining to all students the importance of privacy, and emphasizing the potential consequences of revealing intimate details online. I also know people in law enforcement whose jobs make them — and by extension their families — targets for criminals and terrorists. They’re exceedingly, thorough

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports rehashes today: In today’s college classroom, it seems that more students have laptops than don’t. In many lecture halls, professors see several of their students typing away all class long. But some professors have to wonder: how many of them are taking notes, and how many of them are checking Facebook. Welcome to the 21st century 20th century lecture class. In 1984, when I started my undergraduate career at Abilene Christian University, w

Answers see bottom of the story Many people in the UK are unable to identify the location of their major organs, a study suggests.A team at King’s College London found public understanding of basic anatomy has not improved since a similar survey was conducted 40 years ago. Under 50% of the more than 700 people surveyed could correctly place the heart, BMC Family Practice reported. Under a third could place the lungs in their correct location, but more than 85% got the intestines right. There are

[Source: Corey Schubert , ASU and Joyce Valdez, City of Phoenix] — ASU’s College of Public Programs has reactivated its live webcam to share a “dean’s-eye view” of the installation of artist Janet Echelman’s floating net sculpture at the Downtown Civic Space Park. The sculpture, titled “Her secret is patience,” is set to be installed March 9 to 12. The design of the sculpture was inspired by Arizona’s distinctive monsoon cloud formations, and by saguaro flowers and boots (which form insi

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—-PickManager.com, a leader in online fantasy sports games, wants someone to walk away with $100 million by picking a “perfect bracket” during the annual men’s college hoops tournament in March.