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Note: This piece has been picked up by KYOU Radio, in San Francisco, and it’s also been mentioned on Current.org and the PRPD site — thanks for that! Public radio could easily be described as a smashing success story. Take NPR, for example. From its counter-cultural roots in the early 1970s, it has grown to […]

Note: This interview has been picked up by the public radio stations WGBH, in Boston, its affiliates WCAI and WNAN, and WCVE in Richmond, VA. Niall Ferguson In some ways, the Scottish historian Niall Ferguson is the Russell Crowe of the academic world: charismatic, unconventional, and definitely controversial. He’s also a big fan of the […]

Note: This interview has been picked up by the public radio stations WGBH, in Boston, its affiliates WCAI and WNAN, and WCVE in Richmond, VA. In some ways, the Scottish historian Niall Ferguson is the Russell Crowe of the academic world: charismatic, unconventional, and definitely controversial. He’s also a big fan of the British Empire […]

Note: This program was broadcast on the public radio station WCVE. bookcover Cyber law expert Jonathan Zittrain is one of the canniest thinkers out there, pondering the wide world of the web, and his new book is called The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop It. It’s a call to arms. Before […]

Note: This program was broadcast on the public radio station WCVE. Cyber law expert Jonathan Zittrain is one of the canniest thinkers out there, pondering the wide world of the web, and his new book is called The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop It. It’s a call to arms. Before it’s […]

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series NeologismsNote: This piece was broadcast on Word of Mouth on New Hampshire Public Radio and on WCVE in Richmond VA. been there - done that Today’s online world is in overdrive. Think of it as a novelty factory – spewing out new ideas, products, and […]

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series NeologismsNOTE: Tim Wu has a new book out, called The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires! The term network neutrality was the brainchild of Tim Wu of Columbia Law School. So what does this term mean, and what power does it have? […]

NOTE: Tim Wu has a new book out, called The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires! The term network neutrality was the brainchild of Tim Wu of Columbia Law School. So what does this term mean, and what power does it have? Click here: (2:23 minutes)

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Neologisms Esther Dyson Neologisms are defined as new words or phrases (or new uses of a word or phrase). And what better place to find them than at a gathering of netizens (itself a neologism) steeped in the new world of the “net”. The Berkman […]

Neologisms are defined as new words or phrases (or new uses of a word or phrase). And what better place to find them than at a gathering of netizens (itself a neologism) steeped in the new world of the “net”. The Berkman Center for Internet and Society, at Harvard, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, and […]

Note: So far, this piece has been broadcast on the following public radio stations:  New Hampshire Public Radio’s Word of Mouth,  WDAV’s Artist Spotlight, Tapestry on 90.3 WBHM in Birmingham Alabama, WRVO in Upstate NY and KUAR, in Little Rock! Borromeo String Quartet (photo: Christian Steiner) Steve Reich is perhaps the preeminent composer living today. […]

"Different Trains" tells the story of Steve Reich's childhood - his train trips between separated parents - and also the trains Jews were forced to take during the Holocaust.

Note: This program was broadcast on WCAI, KZMU and WFIU. It also received a 5-star review on PRX! Natalie Goldberg (self-portrait) Natalie Goldberg, the well-known painter, writer and writing teacher, who wrote the best-seller on how to write called Writing Down the Bones, is also a Zen practitioner, who applies the lessons of Zen Buddhism […]

Note: a portion of this interview was broadcast on the WGBH public radio affiliates WCAI/WNAN! Alberto Alesina Whither the European Union? This is not a question we (in America) often ask ourselves. But perhaps we should. As we now live in an era of borderless commerce – and threats – it might be wise for […]

Note: a portion of this interview was broadcast on the WGBH public radio affiliates WCAI/WNAN! Whither the European Union? This is not a question we (in America) often ask ourselves. But perhaps we should. As we now live in an era of borderless commerce – and threats – it might be wise for us to […]