Video created by Flat Classroom teacher Avylon Magarey as part of the Flat Classroom Certified Teacher course http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/certified-teacher-program.html

"Beijing must understand it can't control the internet - freedom will eventually win."

The speed at which ideas can be generated, tested and brought to fruition is accelerating faster than we could have anticipated - largely because of the explosion of social media and mobile and cloud computing.

Info graphic showing statistics of the growth of distance learning programs among today's college students.

"One of the world's largest research charities, the Wellcome Trust, is to support efforts by scientists to make their work freely available for all. The Trust is to establish a free, online publication to compete with established academic journals. They say their new title could be a "game changer" forcing other publishing houses to increase free access. More than 9,000 scientists are boycotting a leading paid-for publisher for restricting access to their papers."

"A competition to develop next-generation robots capable of saving lives in disaster zones has been unveiled by the Pentagon's advanced research laboratory. Darpa says it wants "adaptable robots with the ability to use human tools - from hand tools to vehicles". It plans to hold a series of emergency response physical challenges."

"Printed-on-demand robots might be a reality before the end of the decade if a US-based project achieves its goals. Researchers aim to build a desktop technology that would allow an average person to design and print a machine within 24 hours. The team says that making it easier to create specialised robots could have a "profound impact on society"."

Can computer intelligence ever match the skills of the human brain, asks mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy.

The typical image people have of air traffic control (ATC) is that of a group of people in an airport tower who coordinate aircraft activity by staring at radar screens that use points of light to represent aircraft. While not fundamentally incorrect, this isn't a fair representation of the extent of ATC operations. This article will flesh out that simplistic image and introduce you to the equipment, technologies, and procedures that go into keeping aircraft and air travelers safe in the air and on the ground. We'll look at the way air traffic control is organized, and explore the communication technologies that air traffic controllers use to keep in touch with air crew and ground personnel. We'll also look at the radar technologies used to keep track of aircraft, and we'll end with a brief look at some next-generation technologies.