KCTS 9 Connects: February 27, 2009

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KCTS 9 Connects: February 27, 2009

No Time to Think

From cell phones to BlackBerrys to iPods to video games—welcome to the digital age. But are all these gadgets helping us, or hurting us?

This week, is our hot new technology really improving our productivity? What about our quality of life? The impact it’s having on children and future generations—and how it’s leaving us all with “no time to think.

Microsoft Initiative: Free Training

This week Microsoft announced an initiative to train up to 2 million people in basic technology training. This is good news to many people recently out of work and thinking about going back to school. The director of the three-year program, dubbed Elevate America, will join us to discuss how and why Microsoft is investing in educating the public.

Roundtable: News of the Week

Our regular political experts, Randy Pepple and Cathy Allen, are joined by Seattle Times columnist Joni Balter and radio host Dave Ross for a lively discussion on the week’s latest news.

Funding for KCTS 9 Connects provided by:

Seattle P-I
The Floyd and Delores Jones Foundation
PCC Natural Market
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