Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia
There’s been a small but fascinating blog conversation going on surrounding the term “homophily”. Journalism and media critic Amy Gahran encountered the term in an… Read More »Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
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Technology Review: Una Laptop por Ni‽o Extremely useful review of OLPC deployment in Peru by David Talbot. It’s both enthusiastic about the ambitions of the… Read More »links for 2008-04-25
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Tryangulation: homophily self exam An excellent post on “homophily self exams” by a Texan educator based in Ankara. Very cool to see people exploring the… Read More »links for 2008-04-24
Zimbabweans on next steps in the electoral crisis
As the post-election crisis lurches on in Zimbabwe, the question on everyone’s mind is “What next?” The ZANU-PF government briefly signalled an interest in a… Read More »Zimbabweans on next steps in the electoral crisis
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Meskel Square: Things that make you go huh? Andrew Heavens reviews a celebrity campaign to call attention to Darfur and declares “What we have here… Read More »links for 2008-04-23
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contentious.com – Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber Amy Gahran kindly riffs on some of my writings about overcoming homophily. Almost makes me want to… Read More »links for 2008-04-22