I have recently spent a great deal of time thinking about technology. This may come as no surprise. After all, I am a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working in a lab which makes civic technology, and writing my thesis about how people use social technology. But though […]
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What would we learn by comparing the texts and teachings of an entire religion across culture and language? A few weeks ago, I posed the idea of global prayer metrics. I compared the function of prayer notices to journalism and reflected on the theology of quantifying prayer. Today’s post is […]
I am a science writer. As such, I am one of many who claim membership in the scicomm* community, which has a vibrant internet presence. When I first decided to pursue a career in science writing, I spent a lot of time seeking out scicomm blogs, videos, Twitter feeds, etc. […]
How do Chinese NGOs integrate new technologies to their work? What are the biggest barriers for them to fully take advantage of new technologies? Are information communication technology(ICT) infrastructures still the barriers for grassroots NGOs? What type of assistance they might need to develop integrated practices of the internet to […]
We are kicking off our Fall series of Civic Lunches with a talk by James Rojas. James is an urban planner, activist, and artist, who uses participatory processes for community based design, has facilitated hundreds of workshops, created many dioramas linked to the built environment, and done lots of work […]