Recent Posts
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Sense and Sense-ability: The Artful Science of Hands-on Medicine
Even in places where the technology exists, many physicians and healthcare professionals cannot or will not to cede their tasks to tools.
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Podcast: Edward Dimendberg, “Remembering Los Angeles in the Digital Age: Pat O’Neill’s The Decay of Fiction”
Los Angeles artist and special effects virtuoso Pat O’Neill filmed The Decay of Fiction (2002) in the landmark Ambassador Hotel, once the center of Hollywood celebrity culture. His film blurs the boundaries between architectural investigation, urban documentation, and aesthetic exploration.
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The Grass Is Half-Full: New Biofuels from Field to Wheel
Questions remain about the true potential of biofuels in the future alternative energy market.
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Podcast: “Youth and Civic Engagement”
The current generation of young citizens is growing up in an age of unprecedented access to information. Will this change their understanding of democracy? What factors will shape their involvement in the political process?
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Podcast: “Our World Digitized: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly”
A conversation between Yochai Benkler and Cass Sunstein, two of the most thoughtful and influential writers on the promise and the perils of the Internet Age.