The news we share: water in Darfur
It’s rare to see Africa news getting widespread blogosphere attention, and rarer to see good news from Africa get major online attention. But the top… Read More »The news we share: water in Darfur
Making nice and making laptops
One of the more embarrasing fights in the technical community the past couple of years has been between Intel and the team behind One Laptop… Read More »Making nice and making laptops
The retro mobile phone?
I make a lousy futurist, and an even worse cool-hunter. (Trust me. If you’ve ever seen how I dress, you’ll understand that I have absolutely… Read More »The retro mobile phone?
Fred Turner: the rhetoric of cyberutopianism
In working at the intersection of the Internet and international affairs, I meet a lot of people who believe that the connections we’re able to… Read More »Fred Turner: the rhetoric of cyberutopianism
What those crazy kids are doing online…
My friend danah boyd graced the Berkman Center with her presence last Tuesday and fans of her research on American youth culture and social networking… Read More »What those crazy kids are doing online…
A new wind blowing in Africa
If oil has the potential to destabilize or grow a nation’s economy, very few economists are concerned with the negative economic impact of wind power.… Read More »A new wind blowing in Africa