Marcy's 13-year-old daughter has a knack for switching computer screens or shutting the laptop when mom walks in the room. Like in many families, the two often argue about whether mom has the right to ...

THE Internet is evolving, and finally showing signs of delivering some of the interactivity that has been promised since its inception. At the forefront of this evolution are technologies like weblogs ...

Dr. Val Jones, founder and CEO of getbetterhealth.com, hopes to one day turn her consumer health Web site into the Huffington Post of medical reporting and commentary. Like that highly trafficked site ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The internet empowers us to educate ourselves ...