So… it’s speech season, that odd moment in the year where people around the world invite me to say something insightful, provocative, or at least… Read More »Help me surprise my Dutch friends with “Surprising Africa”
I mentioned a few posts back that I found individual sentences in Paul Starr’s brilliant “Creation of the Media” worth remembering and exploring later. One… Read More »Parochialism and cultural export… or why Titanic is France’s best-grossing film
I had an opportunity to share my observations about “citizen propaganda” in the Russia/Georgia conflict with someone far more knowledgeable than myself – Gregory Shvedov,… Read More »Infowar and Measuring Authenticity
I’ve been researching stories that help demonstrate how the Internet has helped people make connections across cultural boundaries… and the ways in which it’s fallen… Read More »“Plakado”, Journey and cultural disconnects
There’s nothing like the term “cyberwar” to capture a reader’s attention. For those who grew up on “Wargames”, “Sneakers” or William Gibson novels, the term… Read More »Misunderstanding cyberwar
One of the challenges of innovation in the developing world is getting innovators to work on the right problems. This is especially tough when trying… Read More »Biomass charcoal in eastern DRC