What influences do social movements like Black Lives Matter, MeToo or Occupy have on society as a whole? One hope movement leaders express is that… Read More »Whose deaths matter? New research on Black Lives Matter and media attention

(Please be sure to read the addendum at the end of this post.) A week ago last Friday, I spoke to Joi Ito about the… Read More »On me, and the Media Lab

My friend Christian Sandvig, who directs the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing at the University of Michigan, started an interesting thread on Twitter yesterday.… Read More »Training the next generation of ethical techies

My friend and (lucky for me) boss Joi Ito has an excellent essay in Wired which considers the challenges of measuring the impact of philanthropy.… Read More »Philanthropy and the hand-off – what happens if government can’t scale social experiments?

I was privileged to speak to a gathering of Senators and Representatives who came to MIT for an Aspen Institute event in May, 2019 titled… Read More »Beyond the Vast Wasteland: briefing Congresspeople for the Aspen Institute

“Why does Amazon ask me to review something the day it arrives?” Amy asks. “I usually don’t know if it’s any good for a couple… Read More »Thinking in Solid