Technology

The Minnesotans who founded YouTube, Geek Squad and Funco, Inc. offered tips to aspiring entrepreneurs in a recent panel discussion at the University of St. Thomas.
Before the Internet
An Internet pioneer talks about the dawn and development of a technology we lean on every day, and about the next frontier in computer technology.
The moose mystery
Is the heat or the humidity hurting Minnesota moose?
Virtual high school a reality in South Dakota
South Dakota and the city of Sioux Falls are pursuing online high school programs. Both programs aim to offer more expanded choices for quality programs.
The ethics of embryonic modification
Midmorning's semi-regular ethics conversation covers the ethics of selecting a baby's features even before birth.
The "plugged-in generation" and other technology trends
Laptops. iPods. MySpace. Cell phones. Technology pervades modern life, particularly for the younger generations. But then, that was yesterday's techology news. What's on the horizon?
Climate exchange battles global warming with capitalism
The Chicago Climate Exchange is one of the experimental outposts on the global warming frontlines. Members reduce greenhouse gases and earn money at the same time.
A panel of leading scientists have cocluded with 90 percent certainty that people are causing global warming. What can lawmakers and individuals do to about it?
Campaigns getting increasingly Web savvy
From campaign blogs to Internet video to social networking sites, political candidates are relying on the Web more than ever to attract supporters and money, and to get more control over the message.
In search of biosecurity
The latest biological research holds promise for fighting disease, but in the wrong hands could also threaten our national security. Midmorning speaks with an expert in biosecurity about current policy efforts at the federal and state levels.