Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Jan 21, 2015

Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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Airing on Wednesday, January 21, 2015: First up on today's show, we'll talk with Molly Wood, technology columnist for the New York Times, about Windows 10. Plus, the FCC will put forth and vote on new open internet rules next month. The policy changes will affect so-called "net neutrality." But as we find out, the way we get information has changed a lot in the last couple of years, and policy may not be keeping up. We'll also talk to Kylie Peppler, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at Indiana University, about the HandiMate robotics toolkit. 

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Is net neutrality the real issue?

Jan 21, 2015
As Congress anticipates an FCC decision, technology is reframing the debate.

Airing on Wednesday, January 21, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk with Molly Wood, technology columnist for the New York Times, about Windows 10. Plus, the FCC will put forth and vote on new open internet rules next month. The policy changes will affect so-called “net neutrality.” But as we find out, the way we get information has changed a lot in the last couple of years, and policy may not be keeping up. We’ll also talk to Kylie Peppler, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at Indiana University, about the HandiMate robotics toolkit. 

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