Kenya, power and questioning my assumptions
I’m discovering that one of my special joys in life is having my presumptions proved wrong. I’ve just returned from a ten day trip to… Read More »Kenya, power and questioning my assumptions
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”
The tweetbomb and the ethics of attention
Bachir (Chiren) Boumaaz, known as “Athene”, is an online gamer known for his prowess at World of Warcraft and other multiplayer games. His YouTube channel,… Read More »The tweetbomb and the ethics of attention
Tim O’Reilly at MIT Media Lab
Legendary technology publisher Tim O’Reilly is the speaker at today’s Media Lab Conversations with Joi Ito. O’Reilly Media is one of the best respected technology… Read More »Tim O’Reilly at MIT Media Lab
The Passion of Mike Daisey: Journalism, Storytelling and the Ethics of Attention
I am telling you that I do not speak Mandarin, I do not speak Cantonese, I have only a passing familiarity with Chinese culture and… Read More »The Passion of Mike Daisey: Journalism, Storytelling and the Ethics of Attention