Robert Smith had a piece (“Sept. 11 Families Want Confidential Files Released“) on NPR’s Morning Edition today that dovetails nicely with a number of posts
Information Rot
A whole chapter in my book on the sociology of information will be about information permanence and impermanence and so this posting by David Pogue
Foolishness as a Fount of Robustness
It has often been said that information is at the heart of the current economic crisis: markets grind to a halt as opacity erodes trust
Du-Jour-ism: The Cost of Short Term Culture
Listening to the news media parrot politicians’ posturing over the AIG bonuses made me see some disturbing parallels. It seems that the search for A
Why are Newspapers Disappearing
In recent weeks we’ve read of the demise of several major newspapers. Most of the analytical conversation about these events suggests that newspapers are getting
Idea for a Seminar
How about an ongoing faculty/student seminar reading latest books on “new economy.” Meets every two weeks for 2-3 hours. Discussion. Main thing is to get
Innoeduvation 