The Unwinding
George Packer’s new “The Unwinding” is “something close to a nonfiction masterpiece,” says Dwight Garner in the New York Times:… Read More »The Unwinding
Michael Madison
Politics and Innovation, Silicon Valley-Style
George Packer 1, Steven Johnson 0. Johnson tries to take down Packer’s critique of the contemporary Silicon Valley plutocracy, but… Read More »Politics and Innovation, Silicon Valley-Style
Lindt Loses Its Midas Touch: The End of the Chocolate Bunny’s Trail, er, Tale
Just in time for Easter: Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli has lost the latest round in its long battle to… Read More »Lindt Loses Its Midas Touch: The End of the Chocolate Bunny’s Trail, er, Tale
The End of the Paper as the Primary Means of Scholarly Communication
A look back at “The Paper” from the year 2065: “The ‘semantic silos of selfish science’ are becoming a thing… Read More »The End of the Paper as the Primary Means of Scholarly Communication
Copyright Crime: The Legacy of Aaron Swartz
From “The Mail” section of the March 25, 2013 issue of The New Yorker: “As is the case with the… Read More »Copyright Crime: The Legacy of Aaron Swartz