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A sailor crossing the Atlantic in a small yacht would want to minimize excess baggage. But it would be unthinkable not to carry more fresh water than seemed necessary, to survive unexpected calms or storms. Yet the imperative of profit, especially over the last century, has driven modernity towards 'lean, mean' strategies in every area of life; squeezing waste out of commercial, technological and environmental systems may make money in the short term, but is our highly geared, highly strung way of life sustainable? Andrew Price, sailor, explorer and environmental scientist at the Uni

"Cyber technology-or cyber tech-is a major part of warfare, but it might seem too complex or complicated for young people to understand. However, with the help of this clear and comprehensive guide to military cyber tech, readers can become experts on this exciting STEM topic. The accessible main text and detailed sidebars are paired with graphic organizers and full-color photographs to give readers an up-close look inside warfare in the digital age. Readers also sharpen their critical-thinking skills with a series of questions designed to help them form their own opinions"--

The structures of the tech industry, with its dependence on highly skilled immigrant workers, and the H-1B visa, with its dependence on sponsoring companies, bind tech workers in a cycle of legal violence.

The exhibit, Virginia Tech in the 1960s, is a project stemming from student research in HIST 2984 A Nation Divided: America in the 1960s. This exhibit explores the evolving nature of student life at Virginia Tech (then known as VPI) over the course of the 1960s. Using the student newspaper, The Virginia Tech, as our base, the panels highlight events and trends that defined the student experience: everything from dating and socializing, to student government and student-faculty relations, to race relations and responses to the Vietnam War. By placing these stories within the larger historical context of that time, it becomes clear that although Virginia Tech students were, in many ways, far from the center of the social, cultural, and political tumult that characterized much of the 1960s, they were not immune to the changes and conflicts that the decade ushered in. 2018/05/01 - 2018/08/10

The technology industry offers exciting opportunities to practice social science research. Understanding the impact of technology on society and improving that impact is now a career path that utilizes advanced social scientific training and literature, from grand theory to empirical methods and studies. Applying this training to industry problems is enriching and brings about new appreciation for many types of scientific literature.

Recently the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure became one of the largest bank failures in the U.S. since the global financial melee. SVB's instability was based on a large portion of uninsured deposits, while another large portion of deposits were invested in hold-to-maturity securities. While some would like to attribute SVB's failure to the Dodd-Frank…

Unveiling the technological future that citizens want and their concerns in a changing world