Piracy’s Impact on the Creative Class
February 18, 2016
Scott Timberg— When you ask people why they steal music, or why they don’t care about the collapse of the record industry, the more informed ones talk about the decadence of… READ MORE
Category: Technology
5 Reasons Big Data Needs a History
December 21, 2015
Rebecca Lemov— Big Data is a topic that is big news, yet it is often raised in academic circles with trepidation. Here are some reasons why our understanding of big… READ MORE
The Invention of the Mobile Phone
December 17, 2015
Gavin Weightman— What have an old compass and a primitive battery got to do with the invention of the mobile phone? It’s a long story spanning more than two centuries… READ MORE
Robots in Our Midst: A Conversation with Jerry Kaplan
July 29, 2015
Jerry Kaplan, author of Humans Need Not Apply, says the robots are coming, but whether they will be working on behalf of society or a small cadre of the super-rich… READ MORE
Ten Steps to Help a Loved One Who Has Hearing Loss
July 22, 2015
John M. Burkey— “How can I help?” is a common refrain from family and friends of a person with hearing loss. Spouses want to alleviate their partner’s struggles and frustration…. READ MORE
Bitcoin as Platform
July 2, 2015
Edward Castronova— Three years ago, the digerati were abuzz about the idea of a “real” virtual currency. That turned out not to be the killer app. We still face the… READ MORE
Technology and Wages: A Conversation with James Bessen
May 13, 2015
James Bessen is an economist and lecturer at Boston University Law School. He is the author of Learning by Doing: The Real Connection between Innovation, Wages, and Wealth. In a recent conversation,… READ MORE
Lessons Not Learned: Covert Operations since the Cold War
April 15, 2015
Karen M. Paget— While writing Patriotic Betrayal, which chronicles a major Cold War covert operation with the U.S. National Student Association, I began a file in which I collected evidence… READ MORE
The Social Media Myth
February 12, 2015
Philip N. Howard— Since the great tragedy of Charlie Hebdo, politicians and pundits around the world have succumbed to the notion that social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, are… READ MORE
Why the Internet Should Be a Public Resource
January 15, 2015
Philip N. Howard— The excitement of this year’s CES—the enormous technology show and tell event that just ended in Las Vegas—was about the “internet of things.” Stoves and baby bottles… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic