Cynicism is a quality taken almost for granted in tech journalism, and certainly we are as guilty as the next publication. But both the risk and the promise of technology are real, and a new ...

Amid accelerating technology disruption, Bill Gates famously once said, "We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the ...

Part I: from the earliest times to A.D.1750 -- General historical survey -- The production of food -- Production for domestic needs -- The extraction and working of metals -- Building construction -- ...