Beth Coleman on “Tweeting the Revolution”
Beth Coleman presents some of her recent research on the protests in Tahrir square, and a broader theory of how social networks and activism in… Read More »Beth Coleman on “Tweeting the Revolution”
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Albert-László Barabási and scale free networks
(Notes from a talk given yesterday at the MIT Media Lab Members meeting.) Albert-László Barabási, a Hungarian scientist, is one of the leading theorists on… Read More »Albert-László Barabási and scale free networks
Ricardo Hausmann on Economic Complexity
The member meeting at the Media Lab features speakers from within the lab, like César Hidalgo and Joi Ito, and outside speakers – in that… Read More »Ricardo Hausmann on Economic Complexity
Joi Ito on Openness and the Media Lab
Joi Ito follows César Hidalgo’s talk on knowledge networks to offer thoughts on how networked knowledge is transforming the lab. When he accepted the job… Read More »Joi Ito on Openness and the Media Lab
César Hidalgo on personbytes and knowledge networks
It’s sponsor week at the Media Lab, the semi-annual “open house” where Media Lab students and researchers share their work with the foundation and corporate… Read More »César Hidalgo on personbytes and knowledge networks
Ramesh Srinivasan on Digital Diversity at Center for Civic Media
Ramesh Srinivasan is a designer who’s found himself pulled into cultural anthropology by his fascination with “digital diversity”. Some of the lessons he’s learned from… Read More »Ramesh Srinivasan on Digital Diversity at Center for Civic Media