TED embraces social translation
My friends at TED have launched an exciting new project today, the TED Open Translation Project. It’s a powerful system to allow the “social translation”… Read More »TED embraces social translation
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The importance of being a dork
I had coffee recently with Gavin McCormick, a bright young economist who worked with me at Geekcorps some years back. He took a position with… Read More »The importance of being a dork
From protest to collaboration: Paul Simon’s “Graceland” and lessons for xenophiles
A memetic virus gripped the world of popular music in late 1984 and 1985: the superstar benefit single. The phenomenon of superstar benefits can be… Read More »From protest to collaboration: Paul Simon’s “Graceland” and lessons for xenophiles
Pippa Norris on globalization and communication
Professor Pippa Norris of Harvard’s Kennedy School, is focused on “Cosmoolitan Communications” for her forthcoming book, titled “Cultural Convergence”. Working with Ronald Inglehart of the… Read More »Pippa Norris on globalization and communication
More map lust: global populations in 1890
I get my best thinking done by speaking. Not just randomly shooting my mouth off… though I certainly do that often enough. No, I like… Read More »More map lust: global populations in 1890
My Publius essay on the polyglot internet
For the past several months, the Berkman Center has been involved with an ambitious project, called Publius. On its surface, Publius is a collection of… Read More »My Publius essay on the polyglot internet