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Berkman Buzz: July 20, 2012

Interoperability case studies, Open Access in the UK, TechGirls with the Youth and Media Lab, and more...in this week's Buzz.

20 jul 2012

Amazons, Witches and Critics - A Liberated Novelists Asks “Now What?”; Expanding the Concept of Accessible Technology

Upcoming Events and Digital Media Roundup

19 jul 2012

The Strategic Tool Of Working With Others (Or Not) - Urs Gasser and John Palfrey in Fast Company

Interoperability Case Study: The Bar Code/UPC

This case study is part of an ongoing series developed in support of a larger text on interoperability by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems (Basic Books, June 2012).

authored by matthew becker, published on 16 jul 2012

Call for Papers: Short papers on Youth Movements for Social Change / Youth Organizations

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is delighted to announce a Call for Papers for The Kinder & Braver World Project: Research Series (danah boyd and John Palfrey, editors) presented by the Berkman Center and the Born This Way Foundation, and supported by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.  Submissions are due by July 25, 2012.

12 jul 2012

RB205: Remembering Elinor Ostrom

Nobel Laureate and Economist Elinor Ostrom passed away last month at the age of 78. Berkman researchers and affiliates Benjamin Mako Hill, Judith Donath, Mayo Fuster Morell, and Oliver Goodenough discuss how Ostrom’s work impacted their lives.

11 jul 2012

Ask Peter Suber Questions About Open Access for our Upcoming Podcast

To celebrate the release of Peter Suber’s new book, Open Access, the Berkman Center will be conducting an interview with him about his ideas and the themes of the book in this week’s Radio Berkman. We welcome you to contribute any questions to the form below for our Q&A session with Peter by 4pm on Wednesday, July 11.

10 jul 2012

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Berkman Luncheon Series

Narcotweets: Reporting on the Mexican Drug War using Social Media

Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Microsoft Research & Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and Panagiotis "Takis" Metaxas, Wellesley College

In the last few years, the war among drug cartels and the Mexican authorities has intensified. It is a brutal war that has claimed the lives of many innocent people. Citizens, using Social Media have organized a communication network reporting daily on the dangerous zones of their cities. How did it start and how effective are they? In this presentation we analyze the information sharing practices of people living in cities central to the Mexican Drug War.

Interoperability Case Study: The Smart Grid

This case study is part of an ongoing series developed in support of a larger text on interoperability by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems (Basic Books, June 2012).

authored by paul kominers, published on 9 jul 2012

Berkman Buzz: July 6, 2012

Ethiopia's Internet controls, parsing the Commerce Clause, measuring digital creativity, the Declaration of Internet Freedom, and more...in this week's Buzz.

6 jul 2012

Narcotweets: Reporting on the Mexican Drug War using Social Media; Anya Kamenetz on Who Can Learn Online, and How?

Upcoming events and digital media roundup

5 jul 2012

Berkman Buzz: June 29, 2012

The inevitability of open access, the value of falsity, CC and PTPU collaborations, and more...in this week's Buzz.

29 jun 2012

Berkman Center Announces 2012-2013 Fellows

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today announced the fellows who will join the community in the 2012-2013 academic year, continuing a tradition of providing a home for some of the most incisive and creative minds in law, technology, and social science, alongside path-breaking entrepreneurs and activists.

28 jun 2012

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Berkman Luncheon Series

Expanding the Concept of Accessible Technology

Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Emory University and fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Accessible technologies ranging from fiber carbon racing legs, iPhones, tactile paving, performance spaces, and art museums now integrate people with disabilities into the public world.

Berkman Buzz: June 22, 2012

Andy Sellars named Berkman's first Corydon B. Dunham First Amendment Fellow, Brad Abruzzi's new novel, critiquing the Khan Academy videos, and more...in this week's Buzz.

22 jun 2012

Congratulations to DMLP Staff Attorney Andy Sellars, named the Berkman Center's Corydon B. Dunham First Amendment Fellow

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Berkman Luncheon Series

Who can Learn Online, And How?

Anya Kamenetz, Fast Company Magazine

Much of the conversation around this new wave of education startups has focused on what they mean for the incumbent institutions, from for-profit online universities to the traditional Ivy League. But what about what they mean for learners? Who is currently succeeding in open learning contexts? What are the missing pieces of the ecosystem--from discovery, to peer support, to mentoring, to assessment--that will allow the most severely underserved learners to succeed in this new learning environment?

Berkman Buzz: June 15, 2012

New DDoS attacks in Russia, The Intention Economy, Personal Democracy Forum 2012, and more...in this week's Buzz.

15 jun 2012

RB204: The Art and Science of Working Together

Friends of the show John Palfrey and Urs Gasser speak with David Weinberger about how Interoperability works, and how interoperable systems can lead to greater innovation, greater efficiency, and better functioning societies.

14 jun 2012

Who can Learn Online, And How?; Expanding the Concept of Accessible Technology

Upcoming events and digital media roundup

13 jun 2012

Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Berkman Buzz: July 20, 2012

Amazons, Witches and Critics - A Liberated Novelists Asks “Now What?”; Expanding the Concept of Accessible Technology

The Strategic Tool Of Working With Others (Or Not) - Urs Gasser and John Palfrey in Fast Company

Interoperability Case Study: The Bar Code/UPC

Call for Papers: Short papers on Youth Movements for Social Change / Youth Organizations

RB205: Remembering Elinor Ostrom

Ask Peter Suber Questions About Open Access for our Upcoming Podcast

Berkman Luncheon Series

Narcotweets: Reporting on the Mexican Drug War using Social Media

Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Microsoft Research & Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and Panagiotis "Takis" Metaxas, Wellesley College

Interoperability Case Study: The Smart Grid

Berkman Buzz: July 6, 2012

Narcotweets: Reporting on the Mexican Drug War using Social Media; Anya Kamenetz on Who Can Learn Online, and How?

Berkman Buzz: June 29, 2012

Berkman Center Announces 2012-2013 Fellows

Berkman Luncheon Series

Expanding the Concept of Accessible Technology

Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Emory University and fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Berkman Buzz: June 22, 2012

Congratulations to DMLP Staff Attorney Andy Sellars, named the Berkman Center's Corydon B. Dunham First Amendment Fellow

Berkman Luncheon Series

Who can Learn Online, And How?

Anya Kamenetz, Fast Company Magazine

Berkman Buzz: June 15, 2012

RB204: The Art and Science of Working Together

Who can Learn Online, And How?; Expanding the Concept of Accessible Technology

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