Fun and games with human misery
Here’s a fun game to play with friends, particularly friends who work on social ventures or other world-changing projects. Ask each person what issues they’d… Read More »Fun and games with human misery
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Sriracha Caramels
High on the New York Times’s list of most emailed stories is a feature on Sriracha sauce, the rooster-labeled, green-topped, hot, sweet and transcendent condiment… Read More »Sriracha Caramels
For the agrarian insane
The New York City suburbs make me nervous and itchy. I grew up in northern Westchester county, far enough north that we lived on a… Read More »For the agrarian insane
Twitter – trends and incidence
This past weekend, I wrote a quick tool that estimates the incidence of certain words within the twitter stream using just a single search, not… Read More »Twitter – trends and incidence
Tim Hwang explains net memes at the Berkman Center
Tim Hwang is a researcher at the Berkman Center who works closely with Yochai Benkler on his research on cooperation. But he may be best… Read More »Tim Hwang explains net memes at the Berkman Center
Stumbling into history in South Troy, NY
In early March, we all go a little crazy here in western Massachusetts. It’s been snowing since November, and there’s no guarantee that it will… Read More »Stumbling into history in South Troy, NY