The science of selfishness By Andrew Brown
Richard Dawkins' latest book says that selfish genes don't make selfish humans
(12/22/98)
Information theory and practice : By Matthew DeBord
Once, "information" didn't exist -- now it's everywhere. How'd that happen?
(12/14/98)
"We were burning" Reviewed by Andrew Leonard
A new book tells us to forget about Japan Inc. -- Japanese entrepreneurs led the high-tech consumer electronic revolution
(11/30/98)
The return of the queen of cyberpunk By Andrew Leonard
Science fiction novelist Pat Cadigan watches her imagined futures turn real
(11/18/98)
The ghosts in our machines By Andrew Brown
"TechGnosis" traces the secret mysticism that motivates our love-affair with technology
(11/06/98)
Generation byte By Andrew Leonard
"Extra Life" recalls what growing up with computers once was like -- and complains about what it has become
(11/05/98)
Of math prodigies and canine cosmonauts By David Hudson
"Habitus" mixes a dab of literary theory with a dose of the fantasti
(10/26/98)
Social engineering, Web-style By Mary Eisenhart
How do online communities work? One veteran writes a book with some answers
(10/19/98)
The Microsoft defile By Scott Rosenberg
"The Microsoft File"
is all the dirt on Microsoft that fits between covers
(09/16/98)
Is cyberpunk still breathing? By Andrew Leonard
Two new science-fiction novels take a stab at an increasingly moribund genre
(09/14/98)
Why kids don't need computers By Andrew Leonard
Don't feel guilty about not buying your toddler a Pentium, a new book argues
(08/26/98)
New life for old buzzwords By Scott Rosenberg
"Interactive
Excellence" argues for new standards to make sense of the media onslaught
(08/17/98)
World war 3.0 By Andrew Leonard
A new book on futuristic "cyberwar" has an old-fashioned agenda
(07/28/98)
Net freedom ring
By David Hudson
Mike Godwin, legal pit bull for free speech online, tells his war stories
(07/16/98)
Consciousness dethroned By Matthew DeBord
The mind's "I" only thinks it's in charge, argues "The User Illusion "
(07/08/98)
America Online vs. the "Net nobility" By Andrew Leonard
A new AOL chronicle paints the company's rise as the triumph of the online common man
(07/01/98)
Bilge from Bill G. By Janelle Brown
"The Secret Diary of Bill Gates" recycles yesterday's Web humor
(06/16/98)
Money for nothing By Scott Rosenberg
"Burn Rate" captivatingly portrays a Net industry built on a con game -- but its author is playing, too
(06/12/98)
Self-combustion By Alexander Cohen
A veteran of the Internet's
"gold rush" years takes a hard look at "Burn Rate"
(06/12/98)
Instant histories of the browser wars By Scott Rosenberg
How can the full tale of Microsoft vs. Netscape be told while the story is still unfolding?
(06/04/98)
One fine "Day"? By Scott Rosenberg
When Intel chips in for a coffee-table book celebration of the microprocessor, the future looks bright
(05/27/98)
Does God have an e-mail address?
Reviewed by Mary Elizabeth Williams
Jennifer Cobb's 'Cybergrace' seeks the spiritual dimension of technology but gets mired in the details
(05/21/98)
When you just can't stop clicking
By Lori Leibovich
"Caught in the Net" offers melodramatic tales from "Internet addicts"
(05/13/98)
The gene genie Reviewed by Jeffrey Obser
Jeremy Rifkin's new book, "The Biotech Century," warns of a genetic-bazaar future
(05/05/98)
Love is blind By Lisa Palac
She met her sexual soul mate online -- but he wouldn't let her see what he looks like. Excerpt from "The Edge of the Bed"
(04/27/98)
This is just between us, right? By Matthew DeBord
Two new books get confused about online privacy
(04/21/98)
Apple and the snake By Scott Rosenberg
Gil Amelio's peevish corporate memoir paints Steve Jobs as the devil
(04/10/98)
Fending off big brother By Andrew Leonard
Cryptography fans take on the surveillance state in "Privacy on the Line"
(03/12/98)
A glitch in time By Scott Rosenberg
"Time Bomb 2000" author Edward Yourdon talks about just how bad the millennial computer crisis is going to be
(03/02/98)
Talking 'bout my "Net generation" By Andrew Leonard
Will kids who "Grow Up Digital" change the world?
(02/27/98)
Friction or fact? By Andrew Leonard
Trendy theories of a "friction-free economy" hit some bumps
(02/12/98)
Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology Reviewed by Scott Rosenberg
Can technology be beautiful?
(01/28/98)
The mayor of cyberville By Mary Elizabeth Williams
A conversation with Echo founder Stacy Horn
(01/21/98)
Clone wars By Andrew Brown
A review of Gina Kolata's "Clone" and Lee
Silver's "Remaking Eden"
(01/15/98)
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