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Jerry Lawson invented the first video game cartridge for Fairchild Channel F

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Game Changing Pioneer Inspires Atlanta Foundation To Diversify Video Game Industry

Before Atari, Nintendo and PlayStation there was Fairchild Channel F. The 1976 model heralded an innovation that changed the gaming industry forever:...

April 12, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Dr. Lonnie Johnson pictured with his prototype for the Super Soaker.

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Meet Lonnie Johnson: Scientist And Inventor Of The Super Soaker

The Super Soaker toy gun was on the top of nearly every kid's wish list in the '90s, and it made summer heat a literal blast. The game-changing toy has...

February 21, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor ,
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  • Mental Health

Georgia Suicides Up, Facebook Aims To Help With Mental Health

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15 to 29-year-olds in the United States. A 2018 study from the Centers For Disease Control and...

January 08, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
From Siri to suggested films on Netflix, artificial intelligence is everywhere.

Friday Roundtable: Artificial Intelligence And Social Media

It's Friday and you know what that means: It's time for On Second Thought's weekly roundtable. Today we gathered three people who work in tech to talk...

July 06, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Privacy concerns grow with facial recognition technology.

Is The Law Keeping Pace With Digital Evolution?

While Atlanta remains on Amazon’s short list for its second headquarters, not everyone likes what the company brings with it. Currently, the ACLU and...

July 05, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
University of Georgia student Joy Maduka listens to a lecture in one of her classes.

Should Classrooms Be Gizmo Free?

In a world of screens, some teachers are putting their foot down with technology in the classroom. And research suggests there may be good reason behind...

February 01, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
A voter chooses his pick for Atlanta mayor at a polling station at Georgia Tech.

Report: Georgia Voting Machines Are Outdated

We're three months away until the Presidential election, and Georgia is seen as a key battleground state for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. But there...

August 17, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Carrollton High School's InnovOcean team celebrates its win at the robotics competition on April 30,  2016 in Savannah, Georgia.

Students Take A Plunge In Underwater Robotics Competition

Students across the Southeast took part in an underwater robotics competition last weekend. Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary hosted the event and...

May 05, 2016
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By:
  • Gabrielle Ware
SAIL High School junior Ram Moore is the lead programmer for the OctoPiRates.

Priming The Pipeline For STEM In The South: Coding As A Foreign Language Credit

Florida students don’t have to take a foreign language to graduate from a public high school, but the state’s public university system does require at...

May 04, 2016
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By:
  • Lynn Hatter

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