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Public airs concerns over Google plan, net neutrality to FCC officials

Two members of the Federal Communications Commission heard unofficial testimony in Minneapolis last night, and most people at the hearing agreed that no one should get preferential treatment on the internet.
by Rupa Shenoy

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FCC commissioner: Google-Verizon plan would 'cannibalize' the Internet

A Federal Communications Commissioner visiting Minneapolis on Thursday said that implementing a policy proposal by Google and Verizon on how the Internet should work in the future would "cannibalize" the Internet.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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National debate over net neutrality in Mpls. tonight

Two members of the Federal Communications Commission are visiting Minneapolis today for a public hearing on what role the government should play in regulating the Internet.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Revisiting dream research after 'Inception'

Revisiting dream research after 'Inception'

In the film "Inception," corporate thieves enter people's dreams and steal their ideas. While some of the concepts in the film are purely hypothetical, it's raising new awareness on the world of dream research.

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Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Why do we like spicy food so hot we can barely eat it? Why do we appreciate artwork more when we know it was created by a famous artist? There are many mysteries about human pleasure, and Yale professor Paul Bloom explores them in a new book.

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For whom the cell rings

For whom the cell rings

She gets along fine without a cell phone, thank you. She doesn't want one. Really. Almost certainly not.

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Where politics and science should not mix

Where politics and science should not mix

A science historian explains why some scientists are trying to undermine recent research on global warming and spread mistruths.

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New polls reach cell phone owners

New polls reach cell phone owners

With the state's primary just a week away, poll season is in full swing. For the first time the Star Tribune's polling methodology includes voters who only have cell phones. Rob Daves, a public opinion research consultant based in Minneapolis joined Cathy Wurzer to discuss the complexities of polling a primary election race in the age of cell phone.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

The sun may be about to put on a colorful light show. That's because of two minor solar storms that flared on Sunday and are shooting tons of plasma directly at Earth.

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