Beyond the Frame

The question of authenticity in a medium that was supposed to bring us closer together has only pushed us farther apart.

Making sense of the chaos in Kathmandu, the burning of data centers, and the real impact of banning social media.

How will we resist the crisis they are promising?

Data is reductive.

How the simple link became the foundation for artificial intelligence and all dynamic media.

The internet was a public innovation co-opted by private interests.

When the personal computer went from being a "bicycle for the mind" to a surveilled shopping mall.

If we fail to see the last eight years as anything less than eight years of continuous war, we fail to understand the politics of cyberspace.

It is the best of times for electronic ink but it is the worst of times for actually reading eBooks.

Engineering alone can't fix what's wrong with the internet.

From port 79 and citizen's band radio to facebook.com, some lessons learned about digital identity from the time-traveling Outlander.

The people who stormed the Capitol entered with ease because the Truth was already inside the building.

A reflection on Ram Dass' 1971 classic, "Be Here Now", and its connection to information and our state of being.

Exhibiting the culture of a generation, lost to time.

A recap of the ideas and technology that will shape the future of our internet identity - from cautious optimism to dystopic warnings.

Preserving net.art forces us to confront fundamental questions in computer science and our approach to both programming and cultural preservation.

Think small when building big.

Bill English was part of a team that revolutionized computing.

By establishing common values that are reflected in how we build technology, we can establish a strong communal foundation with mechanisms for accountability.

Databases store more than information, they are now warehouses of culture and memory.

How to think about and work with time in digital systems.

Why isn’t the internet better at engendering conversations?

The United States has been legislating on digital privacy for half a century - why hasn't it been effective?

Three models to help resolve conflicts and form partnerships as the global community comes together to build the next internet.

The narrative can change, but we must overcome the disinformation and fear that has overtaken the United States.

Distracting hearsay amidst fleeting visions of truth - what it looks like and what can be done.

When we stopped owning our own information, we forgot that owning the platform was an option.

Have better modeling and communication tools helped combat climate change?

There are no answers, only vehicles to take us to the next place.

How do they work?

The flow of information through time, bit by bit.

Formally encoding Western music enabled its propagation through the centuries, creating an industry and a practice where this notation is essentially requisite.

Start a conversation about the things we care about.