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[Review] Citizenville
If you’re willing to wade through the predictable, tired applause lines of the past few years of TED talks, then Citizenville offers readers an interesting glimpse of some of the obstacles that stand in the way of bringing innovation to government.
Future Imperfect: Evgeny Morozov vs. Steven Johnson
A couple of weeks ago Evgeny Morozov and Steven Johnson had a very public spat (writers’ favorite kind), prompted by Evgeny’s review of Johnson’s latest book in the New Republic. The result was predictable: two geeky boys with big egos each hell bent...
On Hackathons and Solutionism
This post is now available in portuguese thanks to Transparencia Hackday Portugal Este post já está disponível em português por Transparência Hackday Portugal. I spent much more of my weekend than I had expected reviewing the 22 finalist apps from Desarrollando...
Interview with Zeynep Tufekci: Television, Internet, and the Expansion of Rights
Unlike two years ago, this year I won’t have the time to summarize all of the interesting presentations and discussions from the Ars Electronica Symposium. Isaac and I divided the day into two parts. In the morning, we focused on countries that had already...
Ars Electronica: The Public Square, Squared
The Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria Next month Isaac Mao and I are headed back to Linz, Austria for this year’s symposium, titled “The Public Square, Squared.” I’m thrilled with the list of speakers and can’t wait to learn from...
Keeping Internet Service Providers Transparent and Honest
In his review of Tim Wu’s The Master Switch, Evgeny Morozov writes: Net neutrality is a simple idea with powerful implications. A neutral net would, for example, prevent cable providers from slowing down their customers’ connections or, worse, banning them from...Two Sides of a Window: Technology and Transparency
What follows is a hyperlinked version of my talk at this year’s re:publica conference in Berlin. For a 30-minute talk it was probably a little dense, a bit abstract, and maybe too close to home for a Berlin audience, but here it is nonetheless. This morning...No More Opera
In the 20th century we sat silently in the opera house; in the 21st century we find ourselves surrounded by the chaos of the karaoke bar under the pressure to participate. Karaoke bars are a hell of a lot more fun than any opera house. And, while to this day I would...
Ballot Fraud, the Blogosphere, and Fame-Seeking Intellectuals in Russia
Despite the fact that I only agree with about 10% of what he has to say, Evgeny Morozov is still one of my favorite Twitterers. Dude cracks me up. If you need a 15-minute introduction to what will soon become Evgeny’s first book, his TED talk is a good place to...Latest Photos
