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Smartphones in an Inuit Community
An app is being developed that will allow the Inuit in a remote town to share information about local climate issues on their phones, despite the lack of good internet connections. The inhabitants of Rigolet, a small town of 300 people on the Hamilton Inlet near the coast of Labrador, are working with a team […]
Amish Adopt, but Question, Modern Technology
Young Amish people are increasingly being drawn into the use of smartphones and computers, yet they are still trying to maintain their traditional horse-drawn culture. An article credited to the New York Times but published on the CNBC website on September 15th explored the efforts of many of the traditional Amish to retain barriers with […]
Some Hutterites Use iPhones
The Stahl Farms, a Dariusleut Hutterite colony in the state of Washington, embraces many modern technologies, particularly those that will improve their agricultural production. The colony, near the town of Ritzville, about 57 miles southwest of Spokane, has been able to expand its cultivated acres from 3,000 in 1980 when it began to 16,000 acres […]
