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
On a sunny summer morning in June, professor Jonathan Zittrain is hosting Sir Tim Berners-Lee in a Harvard Law School classroom. The audience is a… Read More »Sir Tim versus Black Mirror
Binyavanga Wainaina died last night in a hospital in Nairobi at the age of 48. We lost him far, far too soon, but Bin spent… Read More »Rest in peace, Binyavanga Wainaina
If you’re a frequent traveler, you probably have needed a visa expediter at some point. Good expediters can get you out of a serious jam,… Read More »Don’t use A. Briggs