In the fall and winter of 2013, the writer Rick Moody experienced a set of events designed to change his life. His priest gave him… Read More »Pronoia, beautiful inefficiency, and an artwork built for one
I wasn’t expecting the grand jury to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. I was disappointed… Read More »Why cameras alone won’t protect black mens’ lives
I took the fall semester off from teaching, which is a good thing, as I’ve been traveling far more than is healthy, mostly to give… Read More »Three selfies, and two appreciations of fellow travellers
One of the first things I noticed about Sao Paulo was the graffiti. It’s everywhere, and it’s stylistically very striking – angular, highly stylized letters… Read More »Pixação, or why São Paulo looks like a death metal album cover
Today’s Media Lab Conversations involves Ophelia Dahl and Dr. Megan Murray from Partners in Health with Joi Ito and David Sengeh from the Media Lab.… Read More »Partners In Health at the MIT Media Lab – design challenges around Ebola
I admire much of the work Open Society Foundation does (a good thing, as I’m a board member), but I have a special soft spot… Read More »“Watching Me Watching You” – Hasan Elahi and Josh Begley on the imagery of surveillance