Archive for December, 2009

Midshipmen learn to navigate ethical dilemmas through DVDs

Friday, December 4th, 2009
Midshipmen learn to navigate ethical dilemmas through DVDs

Could Aristotle handle a drunk buddy in a bar? Would Socrates remain loyal to a friend in trouble, or honor his duty to Athens? And could Plato embrace a noble lie that put his future at risk

Planned Comcast-NBC merger ignites TV access battle

Friday, December 4th, 2009
Planned Comcast-NBC merger ignites TV access battle

Comcast, the nation’s biggest cable and broadband Internet company, on Thursday announced plans to take over NBC Universal, creating a new kind of media colossus that would not only produce some of America’s most popular entertainment but also control viewers’ access to it.

More-efficient TVs can help limit energy consumption

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
More-efficient TVs can help limit energy consumption

Watts up, Doc? They certainly are, thanks to the increased power demands of today’s supersized flat-screen TVs. And that worries energy sentinels