Online Censorship: Controlled by the Fuzzy Line
In a digital world, who decides what we can see—and what gets erased? This essay interrogates censorship, platforms, and the future of speech.
#OWS and the Paradox of Empowered Networks
Why did the most networked protest in history struggle to create change? A deep dive into Occupy Wall Street and the paradox of horizontal power.
Social Media and the Poverty of Ideas: New Forms for New Ideas
A reflection on the erosion of intellectual discourse in the age of social media. Are big ideas still possible in an information ecosystem ruled by speed, slogans, and profit?
Social Media and Meritocracy: The Myth Reborn
Meritocracy was once a satirical warning. But in today’s digital world, its myth thrives — boosted by social platforms that confuse popularity with value. This essay interrogates the troubling rise of digital “scores” and the old hierarchies they reinforce.
What Was Ephemeral is Now Permanent: Our Lives in Digital
Our digital footprints feel fleeting—but they’re not. This essay traces the shift from ephemeral behavior to permanent surveillance in our online lives.
More Big Data: What Has Truth Got To Do With It?
As Big Data reshapes everything from medicine to marketing, one question remains unresolved: what happens to truth? This essay explores the risks of outsourcing meaning-making to machines—and why we must stay awake to what’s being measured, and by whom.
The Innovation Paradox: Our Hopes and Fears
This essay explores the tension between our desire to create and our need to protect what makes us human: privacy, trust, and autonomy.
Diversity and Social Media: Helping or Hurting?
Does social media connect us more deeply—or merely scatter us wider? This essay unpacks the surprising ways our digital networks shape civic life.