Some argue that an 'information revolution' has fundamentally altered the way the world works, plays, and even thinks. But the intersection of globalization and science and technology doesn't stop there. Innovations like Global Positioning System (GPS)-equipped cars, genetically modified (GM) foods, and water purification systems have alternately delighted, frightened, or liberated people around the globe - empowering some and rendering others helpless. Much of this scientific and technological advance has been the result of international cooperation on a scale previously unseen. The following articles have been assembled to shed light on these and other related issues.

To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on You Louise Story The New York Times, 15 April 2008 Tracking individual internet searches can boost company profits

IT Workers on the Move With Globalization Anthony P. D’Costa YaleGlobal, 9 April 2008 Emigration of technology workers from developing countries no longer seen as brain drain

Europe Poised to Bolster Web Shield Doreen Carvajal The International Herald Tribune, 3 April 2008 Western nations link up to defend the internet

Struggling to Squelch an Internet Rumor Samuel G. Freedman The New York Times, 5 March 2008 The internet’s power to spread fiction can be as potent as its ability to spread fact

Pakistan Cuts Access to YouTube Worldwide Brad Stone The New York Times, 26 February 2008 A mistake shows that the internet is vulnerable to censorship and attacks

Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them John Schwartz The New York Times, 12 February 2008 The internet and hobbyists reshape the notion of public information concerning satellites

Japan Toughens Up on Internet Regulation Chris Salzberg The Japan Times, 7 February 2008 Regulation could inadvertently destroy innovation

“Ancient” Forgeries Fool Art Markets Matthias Schulz Spiegel Online, 24 January 2008 With high demand for antiquities, art forgers go to great lengths in researching art, securing materials and carrying out schemes

Snap-On Parts Didn’t Click Together for Boeing Jet Jeff Bailey and Nicola Clark The New York Times, 17 January 2008 Boeing discovers that it’s not easy to backtrack on outsourcing

The Ink Fades on a Profession as India Modernizes Anand Giridharadas The New York Times, 7 January 2008 Speed, efficiency, and convenience have trumped the romance and nostalgia associated with letter-writing

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