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Technology Review: September/October 2008

How Obama Really Did It
Social technology helped bring him to the brink of the presidency.
By David Talbot
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From the Editor

Authenticity in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility
Do social technologies make us less sincere?
By Jason Pontin

Contributors

Contributors

Notebooks

Managing Energy
We need to apply information technology to the energy grid.
By Peter L. Corsell
Broadening Technology's Reach
Researchers should switch from the race for the best to bringing new technologies to rest.
By Johnny Lee
Battling Cellulose
Insights into biomass could improve biofuel production.
By Michelle Chang

Forward

Finding the Core of the Brain
A new mapping approach identifies the hub of the human cortex.
Flawless Vote Counts
Cryptography lets voters verify ballots.
Broadband Anywhere
Sprint turns Baltimore into a giant wireless hot spot.
A Brief History of Microblogging
Twitter and its competitors have spawned an entire ecosystem.
Life Left in Light
Light microscopes make a comeback.
Solar Boom
New twists on three leading solar technologies.

Features

35 Innovators Under 35
Technology Review presents its eighth annual list of leading young innovators.
Obama's Geek Economist
Austan Goolsbee is a new breed of economic advisor for a new kind of presidential candidate.
By Mark Williams

Essay

"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Cell phones, sentimentality, and the decline of public space.
By Jonathan Franzen

Q&A

Mitch Kapor
A pioneer of personal computing says the U.S. needs a CTO.
By Kate Greene

Photo Essay

Where Cell Phones Go to Die
People are recycling more mobile phones each year.
By Kate Greene

Reviews

"It's Not a Revolution if Nobody Loses"
A new age of "technological reproducibility" is here. Ugh.
By Emily Gould
Personal Genomics: Access Denied?
Even if we can't interpret the data, consumers have a right to their genomes.
By Misha Angrist
Web App Writers: Rejoice, Beware
Google's App Engine is easy to use and--at least initially--Free. Is it too good to be true?
By Erica Naone

Hack

Tesla Roadster
Electric sports car that generates buzz.
By Kevin Bullis

Demo

Intensifying the Sun
A new way to concentrate sunlight could make solar power competitive with fossil fuels.
By Kevin Bullis

34 Years Ago in TR

Having the President's Ear
A look back at a time when science held sway.
By Matt Mahoney

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