The ley lines of globalization
Six years ago, early in my tenure at Berkman, I wrote a blog post that tried to calculate the cost of shipping water from a… Read More »The ley lines of globalization
Shortcuts in the social graph
I gave a talk on Monday in Salzburg, Austria that expanded slightly on my TED Global talk about imaginary cosmopolitanism. The audience in Salzburg included… Read More »Shortcuts in the social graph
On being wrong, or prediction versus analysis
I had coffee a couple of weeks back with my friend Eli Pariser. Eli’s working on a book about personalization and the ways in which… Read More »On being wrong, or prediction versus analysis
Public Spaces, Private Infrastructure – Open Video Conference
I’m speaking at the Open Video Conference in New York City today on a panel with noted Indian legal activist, Lawrence Liang. The panel is… Read More »Public Spaces, Private Infrastructure – Open Video Conference
Mapping the recession
You’ve probably seen this incredible visualization of the spread of unemployment in the US produced by journalist LaToya Egwuekwe. I was at a foundation board… Read More »Mapping the recession
Your chance to Gerrymander a congressional district
One of the prizes of the upcoming US elections is control of statehouses and governor’s mansions. The goal is not just the sheer number of… Read More »Your chance to Gerrymander a congressional district