— Salman Kahn quoted in an article by Marco R. della Cava in USA Today. Sal Khan’s ‘Academy’ sparks a tech revolution in education
— V. Vale interviewed in The Believer Magazine.
— Emily Parker in The New Republic. How the Obama Administration’s Narrative About Chen Guangcheng Unraveled, One Tweet at a Time
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Ethan Zuckerman in The Wilson Quarterly. A Small World After All?
The Internet has changed many things, but not the insular habits of mind that keep the world from becoming truly connected.
— Charles Taylor at Dissent Magazine. The Problem with Film Criticism
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Megan Garber at The Atlantic. The Founder of the Web Wants to Protect You From the Web
Tim Berners-Lee at The Guardian.
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Sarah Kendzior at The Atlantic. The Day Yahoo Decided I Liked Reading About Child Murder
Algorithms are shaping how we see the world around us, with big consequences. What a machine thinks we need to know can become what we fear.
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Doug Clopp quoted in an article by Nancy Scola at The Atlantic. Exposing ALEC: How Conservative-Backed State Laws Are All Connected
A shadowy organization uses corporate contributions to sell prepackaged conservative bills — such as Florida’s Stand Your Ground statute — to legislatures across the country.
“A conflict with two sides is a picture we’re used to—and although in this case it’s simplistic, it’s a way to get a handle on what the stakes are. But the story of the War for the Internet, as it’s usually told, leaves out the characters who have the best chance to resolve the conflict in a reasonable way. Think of these people as the forces of Organized Chaos. They are more farsighted than the forces of Order and Disorder. They tend to know more about the Internet as both a technical and social artifact. And they are pragmatists. They are like a Resistance group that hopes to influence the battle and to shape a fitful peace.”
— Michael Joseph Gross at Vanity Fair. World War 3.0
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It’s kind of ridiculous that you’re expected to get out of bed EVERY day
we are???
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Commencement Address to Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
I was asked to post the text to the Commencement Address I gave at Atlanta’s John Marshall...