The dangerous appeal of technology-driven futures
Technology doesn’t rule us. We direct it, but often by inaction.
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Why prisoners like me need internet access
I haven’t been online in almost two decades. Being able to would help me prepare for life after my release.
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Navigating in Real-Time Environments
“Navigating in Real-Time Environments” Communications of the ACM, December 2020, Vol. 63 No. 12, Pages 26-28 The profession of IT By Peter J. Denning “Jim Selman has been a professional leadership coach for over 30 years. He frequently encounters executives …
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Bad Algorithms Didn’t Break Democracy
And better ones won’t save it. To get past misinformation and tribal rancor online, we need to face why people really want misinformation and rancor.
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Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people
As past identities become stickier for those entering adulthood, it’s not just individuals who will suffer. Society will too.
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I asked my students to turn in their cell phones and write about living without them
Without their phones, most of my students initially felt lost, but after just two weeks the majority began to think that their cell phones were in fact limiting their relationships with other people.
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