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So Far, Big Data Is Small Potatoes

By John Horgan

One of the high points of my summer vacation took place last May, when I attended How the Light Gets In, a philosophy in Hay-on-Wye, Britain.

Pass the elk

Anyone who knows me knows that there’s nothing I appreciate more than a good burger. While the occasional trip to Manhattan to refill those special tanks that can only be filled by such establishments as Shake Shack and New York Burger Company are almost necessary, Hoboken has of late developed quite the variety of burgers, a delight to few more than myself.

Stevens Medical Scholar Critiques Ebola “Fear Mongering”

A new semester has just started, and I’m more excited than usual—that is, less depressed that summer vacation is over. The College of Arts & Letters just hired two scholars to beef up our programs in Science and Technology Studies and Science Communication.

Why did Amazon buy Twitch?

Amazon’s $970 million acquisition of Twitch last week sent the industry into a furor of surprise and speculation regarding why the purchase was made.

War Is Our Most Urgent Problem. Let’s Solve It

Is there a more urgent problem in the world today than war? And when I say “war,” I mean also militarism, the culture of war, the armies, arms, industries, policies, plans, propaganda, prejudices, rationalizations that make lethal group conflict not only possible but also likely.

Pull up a chair by the Hearth

Some do not see this as an e-sport, and some barely see this game as a MMO, but Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is taking over the gaming world by storm.