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Steve Brown, aka “The Bald Futurist,” makes a living figuring out what the future will look like. No crystal balls, no tarot cards, no tea leaves. As it turns out, being a futurist has little to do with telling the future and everything to do with examining current trends and using them for strategic planning. […]
A group of parents continues to push forward to convince Verizon to move a 4G cell phone tower the company built 90 feet from the property line of Elk Meadow Elementary School on Brookswood Blvd. in southwest Bend. The group recently sent a letter to Verizon’s lawyer, and included in their letter 36 scientific studies about […]
Technology & Social Media • The average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 years. Source: techcrunch.com • In 2016, 56% of children aged 8 to 18 had their own social media accounts. The average age when initially signing up for the account was 12.6 years. Source: Common Sense Media Census […]
The color pink and the word “chick” might not seem like the first choices for those committed to female empowerment—but the people behind ChickTech don’t see it that way. The nonprofit wants the word “chick” to be seen as empowering, not degrading. And they chose pink as a signature color for their organization, in an […]
This month, Portland State University announced a $3 million investment into smart cities on the campus and around the city. And while “smart city” is a buzz term at the moment, how close is Bend to becoming “smart?” According to Jason Nelson, executive director for partner engagement with the Smart Cities Council, smart technology consists […]
Published in 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock’s Baby and Child Care was second only to the Bible for overall sales for the subsequent 52 years, until 1998 when sales began to slip, coinciding with the advent of the Internet and, soon after, apps. Dr. Spock was the first pediatrician to popularize psychoanalysis for children, and to […]
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