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Citizen’s Conundrum: Dirt, Data and Digging Out

Now showing: “every utterance, every court filing, every public transaction, every burp, every miscue.” In an interesting read, Jack Shafer wonders about the state of our politics “now that we have dirt on everyone.” While some debate the power of the Internet to democratize even the most authoritarian regimes, we should consider its role in [...]

It’s in the Data

I’m a sucker for the intersection of art and technology. Several years ago, the Listening Post exhibit in San Jose nearly convinced me to go AWOL from a conference focused on mentoring new teachers. I could have spent a week with that exhibit and a new exhibit is just as intriguing. Personas, from the MIT [...]