My friend and (lucky for me) boss Joi Ito has an excellent essay in Wired which considers the challenges of measuring the impact of philanthropy.… Read More »Philanthropy and the hand-off – what happens if government can’t scale social experiments?
I was privileged to speak to a gathering of Senators and Representatives who came to MIT for an Aspen Institute event in May, 2019 titled… Read More »Beyond the Vast Wasteland: briefing Congresspeople for the Aspen Institute
“Why does Amazon ask me to review something the day it arrives?” Amy asks. “I usually don’t know if it’s any good for a couple… Read More »Thinking in Solid
On a sunny summer morning in June, professor Jonathan Zittrain is hosting Sir Tim Berners-Lee in a Harvard Law School classroom. The audience is a… Read More »Sir Tim versus Black Mirror
If you’re a frequent traveler, you probably have needed a visa expediter at some point. Good expediters can get you out of a serious jam,… Read More »Don’t use A. Briggs
en français, ci-dessous The Democratic Republic of Congo held presidential elections on December 30, 2018. Preliminary results were originally scheduled to be released yesterday, January… Read More »Deceptive ads and the DRC election: help us document possible election fraud