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...kid who wanted to be an exobiologist or a physicist, Johansson has found his dream job developing technologies and solutions unheard of five years ago. He says TV on mobiles requires a new paradigm: "It's a new way of consuming contents. I don't see any limits to what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming Provocateurs | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...skinny little kid then,” says Rockey, who brought Andre’ to the practices as early as the age of three, “and he’d get knocked down and cry, but he got back...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frosh Eyes Next Goal | 3/7/2007 | See Source »

...like ourselves so much? The study’s authors hypothesize that the culture of self-esteem that has dominated parenting since the 1980s is to blame for our conceitedness. If you tell a kid that he is special enough times, eventually he believes...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: You’re Not That Special | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

Remember that kid in high school who ran for class president, the one who wasn't popular, who didn't have money or dress well or even make a decent hallway poster? Now imagine if he sticks to it so long he starts to win. And by the time he's 23, he's a city councilman in Cleveland. At 31, he's the country's youngest big city mayor. All this success, you figure, would make his skin glow a little, his suits a bit spiffier, his speeches a little punchier. But what if he was so damn earnest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kucinich Conundrum | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

Through Kajeet's "walleting" system, a parent deposits money into an account that allows kids to buy whatever they want from Kajeet--no less than nine SpongeBob ringtones ($2 each), celebrity wallpaper ($1.50), family friendly games like Sudoku ($5), text messaging (5 each) and, yes, phone calls (10 a minute). If a kid's Kajeet allowance is $20 a month and he blows it all on Beyonc wallpaper, he won't be able to text or phone anyone--except his parents and 911, which are never blocked. "It helps kids learn about budgeting and responsibility without locking families into long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calling All Kids | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

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