Book Reviews
Tech Is Not the (Only) Answer
Digital tools are a necessary but not sufficient component of any long-term social change effort.
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Technology - Book Reviews
Innovations in technology that serve the world
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Technology & Design
Danger Ahead
The spread of technology-based platforms brings greater connectivity—but also greater vulnerability.
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Technology & Design
Always on Call
A new, data-driven mode of confronting humanitarian disaster requires an appropriate policy framework.
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Technology & Design
Misdiagnosing Science
A survey of obstacles to innovation focuses erroneously on the supposed caution of university-based scientists.
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Education
Taking a Charter Flight
In one prominent effort to reinvent public schools, promise and performance don't necessarily match up.
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Government
Government by Toolkit
The first chief technology officer of the United States offers a vision for remaking public services.
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Water
Future Thirst
Meeting the world's growing demand for water will require advances in technology that build on 3,000 years of progress.
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Civil Society
Going With the “Idea Flow”
An emerging "data-driven" science of human behavior promises to help us understand and solve social problems.
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Technology & Design
Designing the Digital City
Internet technology can help us to connect, globally and otherwise, but only if we structure it well.
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Technology & Design
The “Just Right” Future
In the world that's now emerging, pre-modern practices that emphasize personal relationships are returning to prominence.