During a conference on Friday, panelists from popular social network sites were asked to speculate about the future. Scott Heiferman, co-founder of Meetup, presented a …

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When it comes to making claims, about reality or anything else really, a number of different stances might be adopted by the speaker:

• Objectivity: the …

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In a discussion on the possibility of limiting anonymous edits to the Wikipedia – resulting from the mad dash of unwelcome activity during April Fool’s …

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Just ten years after the first electronic computer was built, and two years after the release of IBM’s first mainframe, a collaborative association was …

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In a small seminar Sherry Turkle spoke of her work on relational artifacts: devices that present as having a mind of their own so as …

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A new model of design

First there was designers design. Then there was user-centered design. But even that, is now behind the times. Given open …

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Why is abstraction such a powerful technique in computer science, but a potentially befuddling one in the social sciences? In computer science, abstractions permit one …

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Epistomological Authority

Two recent discussions have prompted me to return to question of epistemological authority. In the case of the online collaborative Wikipedia, Larry Sanger …

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When I watch shows like Ghosthunters, I’m struck by how enamored they are of their infrared cameras and digital recorders. Firenze has an interesting …

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I wonder if there is any literature on how conventions such as “calling it,” double-dares, eany-meany-miny-moe and such have evolved? These are “games” that are …

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