Ghanaian Ambitions
I spent Tuesday on the crowded roads of the northern suburbs of Accra, catching up with old friends and marveling at transitions and transformations: those… Read More »Ghanaian Ambitions
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
When the world is your dance teacher
In 2005, Matt Harding posted a video on the internet. It’s a compilation of clips of him dancing – badly – in locations around the… Read More »When the world is your dance teacher
Doc Searls on “The Intention Economy”
Friend and fellow Berkmanite Doc Searls is presenting his new book, The Intention Economy, at Harvard this evening. That I’m hosting the event doesn’t stop… Read More »Doc Searls on “The Intention Economy”
Laamb and sumo – what would happen if Senegalese wrestlers came to Japan?
The New York Times had a great article yesterday on laamb, a style of wrestling popular in Senegal. Laamb, sometimes called “Lutte Senegalese” is enjoying… Read More »Laamb and sumo – what would happen if Senegalese wrestlers came to Japan?
An idea worth at least 40 nanoKardashians of your attention
In my class today, celebrated science journalist Alister Doyle shared an insight that crystalized for me a line of thinking I’ve been exploring about media… Read More »An idea worth at least 40 nanoKardashians of your attention
Opening notes from Media Lab spring meeting
Radio host John Hockenberry introduces the first day of the Media Lab’s spring sponsor meeting. He suggests that the lab is an “infectious idea”, a… Read More »Opening notes from Media Lab spring meeting