Technology is lauded by some as a cure-all for the stickiest problems, while others decry it as the root cause of all modernity’s evils. Here are overviews of five research articles from last year that challenge us to question what digital technology can and can’t do: 1. Actually, Banning Laptops in Class Might Not Be the Best Idea This study loo...

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Last week Brian Sweeting and I attended the annual conference held by ITHAKA, the company that runs the digital archive JSTOR. Our group convened in the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown, its lobby decked out with festive, platinum-colored decor and a plump Christmas tree, to discuss the future of higher education.The day began with YS Chi, Chairman of Elsevier, who spends 300 days a year traveling around the world on business....

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Every day our staff writers share their favorite stories on technology and learning: 1. Researchers think they've discovered the first moon outside our solar system. Full story from The Verge 2. Challenging the use of gender stereotypes in robots.