Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Berkman Luncheon Series

Coding as a Liberal Art

Diana Kimball, Berkman Center Fellow

What is the purpose of a liberal arts education? Commencement speakers have assured generations of college graduates that the real value is less in what they've learned than in how they've learned to think. This talk will present a personal case study in learning to think through code. Along the way, it will argue that coding belongs not just on the periphery of the liberal arts, but at the center of a new canon. This event will be webcast live at 12:30PM ET.

Is School Enough?

A screening & conversation about youth and informal learning with digital media.

IS SCHOOL ENOUGH? While policy-makers and educational experts try to determine the best “system” for delivering a world-class education to tens of millions of students across the country, many young people are finding their own ways of expressing themselves, pursuing interests, and participating in communities that are both on and offline. Please join us for a preview screening of the new documentary that will be aired on PBS this spring followed by a panel discussion.

Berkman Luncheon Series

“LOIC Will Tear Us Apart”: The Impact of Tool Design and Media Portrayals in the Success of Activist DDOS Actions

Molly Sauter, Berkman Center for Internet & Society

This talk explores the role of tool design and media coverage in the relative success of Operation Payback and earlier activist Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) actions. This event will be webcast live at 12:30pm ET.

Berkman Luncheon Series

Redefining the Quote: Using the Social Web to Gauge Grassroots Sentiment in China

David Wertime, Tea Leaf Nation

Over 400 million Chinese now use social media. Could mining their online chatter ever replace boots-on-the-ground reporting?