While these videodisc formats ultimately failed, they signaled that consumers were hungry for control of their home viewing.

The Ferris wheel may not have been a new idea, but the revolving structure offered fun—from the fairgrounds to the classroom.

Gutta-percha, a natural resin, enabled European countries to communicate with their colonial outposts around the world.

What exactly is the “metaverse,” and what could it be, beyond an overused, hyper-trendy prompt in marketing copy?

During its heyday in the 1950s, ham radio was predominantly a hobby for middle-class men, based in suburban homes.

How a dominant technology became viewed as the only option, with no need for better-designed competitors.

The mundane interface between human and machine caused social anxiety in the late nineteenth century.

If we give technology credit for changing history, does that mean we give ourselves less?

Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology—and listening to local people—plays a bigger role now.

Given Covid-19, schools have limited options for teaching kids. What’s working and not working in the era of online learning?