Science & Technology http://www.american.com Innovation and its consequences. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z RSSted Development http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/rssted-development Tyler Cowen has written one of the most stimulating defenses of Internet information culture. No publisher Ben Casnocha 2009-07-01T15:41:53Z BernArticle Baseless Bias and the New Second Sex http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/baseless-bias-and-the-new-second-sex Claims of bias against women in academic science have been greatly exaggerated. Meanwhile, men are becoming the second sex in American higher education. No publisher Christina Hoff Sommers 2009-06-10T14:07:49Z BernArticle White Makes Right? Steven Chu’s Helpful Idea http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/white-makes-right-steven-chu2019s-helpful-idea Energy Secretary Steven Chu made headlines when he proposed ‘soft’ geoengineering by painting roofs and roads white in order to reflect sunlight back into space. That idea might seem absurd to some, but Chu has done the nation a service. No publisher Samuel Thernstrom 2009-06-04T22:05:56Z BernArticle Lord of the Ringtones http://www.american.com/archive/2009/may-2009/lord-of-the-ringtones Are mobile devices liberating or enslaving us? No publisher Thomas J. Van Gilder and Michael M. Rosen 2009-05-21T21:40:51Z BernArticle The Indian Exception Proving the Rule http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-indian-exception-proving-the-rule The Satyam scandal rocked the global business community and threatened to stifle the Indian outsourcing industry. But as the dust settles, the forces driving outsourcing are as strong as ever, with benefits for both India and the West. No publisher Vivek Wadhwa 2009-04-22T21:48:30Z BernArticle Regulating Our Way to Freedom? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-december-magazine/regulating-our-way-to-freedom A new Congress may be tempted to add a new layer of regulation to the Internet. No publisher Robert Hahn 2009-03-26T20:39:46Z BernArticle Why Gasoline Is Still King http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-december-magazine/why-gasoline-is-still-king Electric roadsters are the darlings of the press, but it is likely that gasoline will continue to dominate personal transportation. No publisher Ralph Kinney Bennett 2009-03-30T06:45:19Z BernArticle Cheating 2.0 http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-december-magazine/cheating-2.0 Technology is catching cheats on college campuses. Students don't like it. No publisher Charles Euchner 2008-12-12T19:47:30Z BernArticle Stifling Dissent on Malaria http://www.american.com/archive/2008/december-12-08/stifling-dissent-on-malaria Despite all its good work, the Gates Foundation is encouraging a harmful trend among malaria activists. No publisher Roger Bate 2008-12-08T21:06:52Z BernArticle Should We Privatize Airports? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/december-12-08/should-we-privatize-airports Competition, choice, and proper incentives would create a safe and efficient aviation infrastructure sector. No publisher Evan Sparks 2008-12-18T10:08:16Z BernArticle Stop the Green Carjacking http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-11-08/stop-the-green-carjacking Will environmentalists be permitted to transform the Detroit bailout? If so, automakers and taxpayers will suffer. No publisher Kenneth P. Green 2008-11-19T22:45:15Z BernArticle The G-20 Summit Was a Failure http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-11-08/the-g-20-summit-was-a-failure Global financial markets want an immediate, bold, and coordinated policy response. G-20 members did not provide it. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2008-11-17T23:19:31Z BernArticle The Problem With a ‘Cap-and-Trade’ System http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-11-08/the-problem-with-a-2018cap-and-trade2019-system It will be very costly, but probably ineffective as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. No publisher Abigail Haddad 2008-11-17T22:10:05Z BernArticle Why Obama’s ‘Green Jobs’ Plan Won’t Work http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-11-08/why-obama2019s-2018green-jobs2019-plan-won2019t-work It would indeed create jobs, but it would do so by killing other jobs. Is that really what Americans want? No publisher Kenneth P. Green 2008-11-07T14:03:17Z BernArticle Why You Hate to Fly http://www.american.com/archive/2008/september-october-magazine/why-you-hate-to-fly Thirty years ago this month, the era of affordable mass air travel was unleashed. Why was this revolution stalled, and what can be done to finish it? No publisher Evan Sparks 2008-10-23T14:47:49Z BernArticle