Rethinking Ethics Training in Silicon Valley
“If technology can mold us, and technologists are the ones who shape that technology, we should demand some level of ethics training for technologists.”
Can Technology Rescue Democracy?
A collection of essays from technologists and scholars about how machines are reshaping civil society
The Case for Standardized and Secure Voting Technology
Officials in the United States should make ballots verifiable—or go back to paper.
What People Really Want From News Organizations
Pundits complain that people are satisfied with the echo chambers they’re in, but that’s not quite right.
Why News Organizations Can't Go It Alone
Journalists still expect people to turn to them first to make sense of the world. They shouldn’t.
Podcasting Is the New Talk-Radio
The intimacy of the format has the potential to make listeners feel things—and emotional resonance affects how people perceive information.
How Bots and Humans Might Work Together to Stop Harassment
Platforms and news organizations both need to do more with technology to protect people.
How Applied Mathematics Could Improve the Democratic Process
A low-tech solution to America’s voting problems
Getting to Know Your Online Doppleganger
Platforms should give users the opportunity to experience informational environments as others see them.
Corporate Surveillance Is Turning Human Workers Into Fungible Cogs
Emerging technologies are enabling more invasive management practices.
Gratitude for Invisible Systems
One way to improve democracy is for more people to appreciate its complex technological underpinnings.