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Larry Dignan
Larry Dignan
Editor-in-Chief
Larry Dignan is editor-in-chief of SmartPlanet and ZDNet. He is also editorial director of TechRepublic. Previously, he was an editor at eWeek, Baseline and CNET News. He has written for WallStreetWeek.com, Inter@ctive Week, New York Times and Financial Planning. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Delaware. He is based in New York but resides in Pennsylvania.
Larry Dignan
Andrew Nusca
Andrew Nusca
Editor
Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.
Andrew Nusca
Charlie Osborne
Charlie Osborne
Morning Editor
Charlie Osborne is a freelance journalist and graphic designer based in London. In addition to SmartPlanet, she also writes the iGeneration column for business technology website ZDNet. She holds degrees in medical anthropology from the University of Kent.
Charlie Osborne
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Sarah Korones
Sarah Korones
Weekend Editor
Sarah Korones is a freelance writer based in New York. She has written for Psychology Today and Boston's Weekly Dig. She holds a degree from Tufts University.
Sarah Korones
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Hannah Waters
Hannah Waters
Weekend Editor
Hannah Waters is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. She writes a blog on the Scientific American network, and has written for Nature Medicine and The Scientist. She holds Biology and Latin degrees from Carleton College.
Hannah Waters
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Amy Kraft
Amy Kraft
Weekend Editor
Amy Kraft is a freelance writer based in New York. She has written for New Scientist and DNAinfo and has produced podcasts for Scientific American's 60-Second-Science. She holds degrees from CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amy Kraft
Amy Kraft does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Ina Damm Muri
Ina Damm Muri
Weekend Editor
Ina Damm Muri is a multimedia journalist based in New York. Previously, she worked at Aspen Magazine, CBS4 Denver and the Daily Camera in Boulder. She holds two degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ina Damm Muri
Ina Damm Muri does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 10-2011
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For classroom textbooks, South Korea turns to the cloud
South Korean educators seek to replace physical textbooks with digital editions stored in the cloud and accessed via classroom Wi-Fi and tablet computers.
October 31, 2011, 11:07 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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One Bryant Park: thermal storage, waterless urinals and more
Cook+Fox architect Serge Appel talks to Inhabitat about the technologies behind Bank of America’s New York City skyscraper at One Bryant Park.
October 31, 2011, 9:36 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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The headless robot you don’t want to meet on the battlefield [video]
Boston Dynamics’ latest robot, Petman, looks like a real-life version of The Terminator. It was developed to more realistically test soldier gear. It’s also terrifying.
October 31, 2011, 8:59 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Infrastructure-in-a-can (and other novel uses of foam)
Foam roads and energy from bubbles. A look back at author Sidney Perkowitz’s vision of the future.
October 31, 2011, 8:41 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Skyscraper emergency: take the stairs? Maybe not
Crisis! You’re in a skyscraper. Take the stairs, or the elevator? New evacuation technology might make the obvious decision less so.
October 31, 2011, 7:49 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Ditch the trucks: Paris seeks to transport retail goods via tram
Why use trucks when you can use a tram? Paris-based businesses seek a better way to move goods from distribution center to city.
October 31, 2011, 7:27 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Coca-Cola Japan aims for vending machine power savings
Coca-Cola said it has installed 150,000 heat pumps, which absorb heat in the atmosphere and turn it into electrical energy, to power vending machines.
October 31, 2011, 7:23 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan
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When ’self-service’ means ‘no service’
Technology has enabled us to do more in less time, but the business model behind it is increasingly forcing the customer to do the work that’s left. The result? Fatigue.
October 31, 2011, 6:46 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Philadelphia’s Nutter: cities must institutionalize sustainability
Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter on Thursday urged his peers in other cities to drive change at the national level by taking charge on sustainability issues at the local level.
October 28, 2011, 8:16 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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To solve economic issues, cities should look to efficiency
Cities can solve their economic woes by solving their environmental problems, former Toronto mayor David Miller says. Plus, more on resilience and climate change.
October 27, 2011, 12:06 PM PDT | By Andrew Nusca