A few weeks ago, right before school started, my six-year-old son and I went to Herseypark amusement park, in Hershey PA. It’s about a three-hour drive from home, so going there was a commitment, and expectations were high, particularly since going there with his older brother and sister had been a ritual that we absolutely […]
We’re surrounded by RF, IR, EM, and God-knows-what-else. My six-year-old son has his own iMac (the original Bondi Blue one; a hand-me-down from his big sister). He “checks it” early in the morning before school. He’s been able to launch apps and change screen resolution since he was three. He knows the difference between Safari, […]
In 2008, Pittsburgh will mark its 250th anniversary with a yearlong celebration. With the anniversary approaching, we thought about all the voices and ideas in Pittsburgh, and about Pittsburgh’s enormous potential still to be realized.We decided to challenge the region to look forward, and ask: What do you want Pittsburgh to be like in the […]