What an extraordinary story, the increase in power and decrease in price of the personal computer.

After years of debilitating pain, I thought the situation was hopeless, but it wasn't.

With WiFi and Bluetooth, Raspberry Pi 3 a lot more than the educational tool it was designed to be.

As our old desktops proved, separating the computer from the peripherals is a good idea.

The teachers say they never gave permission to be bathed in radiation all day.

A Microsoft experiment goes awry in short order as Tay runs straight into Godwin's Law.

Looking for something to take you away from all that ever-filling inbox? Relief is just a couple clicks away with these hypnotic webcam feeds.

The omnipresence of algorithms raises interesting questions about day-to-day human experience.

If you're careful, if you're vigilant, if you're nimble enough, you can stay safe online with better passwords.

Paper can be reprinted up to 80 times, greatly reducing the waste associated with inkjet printing.

Context is key, and it's something computers and search engines like Google just don't have yet.

Reality can never be perfectly simulated if you take into consideration quantum complexity.

Using tiny eyewear, researchers tricked the insects into revealing secrets that could lead to simpler visual processing in robots.

Are you a cyberslacker? Turns out checking Facebook and laughing at LOLcats makes you a more productive worker, research shows.

The World1 computer program at MIT considered a range of factors and predicted the world might collapse in 2040. So far, it has been right.

Environmentally and socially responsible investment companies help make ecosystems and the economy more sustainable.

Now that oil is trading for half of what it was last summer, will investors want to put their money into alternative energy sources? We look at the data.

By creating mini-tornados using adjacent counter-spinning vertical turbines, WindHarvest International hope to revolutionize the productivity of wind power.

With the right rebates, solar panels can offer a return on investment far higher than you'll find in the S&P 500.

China is the world's largest polluter and the largest green innovator. It is a country full of environmental contradictions, but so is the United States.

Whether you filed your taxes early or are scrambling at the last minute, it's not a bad idea to start planning what to do with your tax refund.

How the Slow Money Alliance uses green investing to turn a profit and grow a community.

In addition to the $500 billion in government grants available, there are many other resources available too; strategic application writing can help get your bu

Conservative saver? Risky investor? Results of a new study suggest that your position in the family line-up may drive your financial decisions.

The Harvard University endowment fund lost $10 billion in 2009. Unable to dump toxic investments, the university had to find new ways to recoup this 27 percent

The new conference introduces investors from across the country to Southeastern companies to shed more light on business in the region.

Test your knowledge of where products come from and find out if you're a savvy consumer by taking this Made in the USA quiz.

October is Fair Trade Month. Celebrate by throwing a fair trade coffee hour -- or cocktail hour -- and buying better-for-kids chocolate on Halloween.

Help support fair trade products and get a shot at winning a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Still don't have organic, fair trade sweets for the trick and treaters in your neighborhood? These discounts make eco-ethical candy more affordable.

Find out who won a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and how contest promoted the benefits of fair trade.

Get an in-depth look at the process of making organic cocoa beans into chocolate bars.

May 14, 2011, is Stamp Out Hunger Day and World Fair Trade Day. It's one of those occasions when you can do some good for other people while you're still in you

Enjoy a fair trade breakfast, join a fair trade event near you, and take advantage of fair trade discounts for World Fair Trade Day.

MNN's lifestyle blogger loves the sweet and crunchy taste of Chocolate Maca Chunk — a raw, organic, vegan and fair trade chocolate bar handcrafted by Lulu's C

MNN's lifestyle blogger taste tests organic vegan chocolates infused with flower essences that are said to lift moods and spirits.

The ice cream company names its newest flavor after Alec Baldwin's classic 'Saturday Night Live' character Pete Schweddy. Yes, they're really going there.

Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale. No smartphone? No problem. Use

One of our food blogger's choices for responsibly made treats for your trick-or-treaters this Halloween that won’t break your budget.

The Conscious Box delivers new greener goods and goodies to your doorstep every month for around the price of two tickets to the movies.

Here's a list of reasons this blogger thinks fair fashion is anything but frivolous.

Sweatshops filled with robots could bring manufacturing of smartphones, computers and TVs to the United States, as well.

Chocoholics (and cacao growers) rejoice! A type of cocoa once believed extinct has been found! Criollo cocoa has much lower yields and is less disease-resistant

For International Women's Day, check out 10-year-old blogger Hannah who writes about the environment and social issues.

Today is Ben & Jerry’s annual free cone day, and you have permission to indulge in this socially responsible treat.

This recipe for traditional Peruvian Alfajores gets a non-traditional twist with the addition of quinoa. It's a great recipe to make with kids for Mother's Day.

Have you considered the impact of your purchasing decisions? That's what I've been doing — again.

Forthcoming documentary follows movement to link poor growers with roasters and consumers.

Some experts are predicting that you may have to spend more on chocolate in the future. Here are some things to consider.

I do support fair trade products, but sometimes I wish I didn't.