Monthly Archives

May 2013

  • Remembering Futurism — Who Needs Art?

    Art & Entertainment technology

    Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was a man of inherited wealth, artistic vision, controversial political views, and a well-curled mustache. His “Futurist Manifesto” is an outlandish and entertaining document that would be difficult to parody. via Remembering Futurism…

  • Africa Post 2015

    International Development

    I had the privilege to share the stage with Jon Gosier, country-mate Elizabeth Ngonzi, and Samuel Gebru at the UNICEF offices in New York yesterday afternoon. The topic of the two panel discussions was “Africa’s Children:…

  • Verizon is hosing you Americans

    technology

    This is the entire transcript of my chat with Verizon customer service this afternoon. I called to see if I could upgrade my internet service to something that could handle walking and chewing gum at the…

  • Africa needs Cheetahs to write tech policy

    technology

    Professor Calestous Juma on the need for big vision thinkers are ministers of technology in Africa. For example, ministries responsible for telecoms can take the lead in training a new generation of electronics engineers. Similarly, research…

  • Welcome to America: gun violence is not terrorism

    news

    Cognitive dissonance explained: So for those of you keeping score at home – locking down an American city: a proper reaction to the threat from one terrorist. A background check to prevent criminals or those with…