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Past Events

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Beyond Broadcast 2008: Mapping Public Media

Who will be on the map of 21st century public media? Register for Beyond Broadcast 2008: Mapping Public Media, June 17, Washington DC! Each year, Beyond Broadcast explores the…

Jun 17, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software

Christopher M. Kelty

Kelty discussed his recently published book, Two Bits, which focuses on the meaning and cultural significance of Free Software, its history and the manner in which it has been …

Jun 10, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work

Anne Balsamo

Anne Balsamo presented information from her forthcoming book discussing relationships among technological innovation, technological imagination, and cultural reproduction.

Jun 3, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Confessions of a Fundamentalist

Walter Bender, Founder of Sugar Labs

Walter Bender elaborated on why he believes we should not be agnostic about learning or the tools we develop to support it.

May 16, 2008 @ 9:00 AM

Berkman@10

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School is proud to celebrate its tenth year as a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and…

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Berkman@10 Conference & Gala: The Future of the Internet

The Berkman@10 Conference and the Berkman@10 Gala, May 15-16, represent the culmination of our year-long tenth anniversary celebration, and we invite you to join us as we reflect…

May 7, 2008 @ 1:00 PM

Copyright, Technology, and Access to the Law: Old Problems and New Solutions

James Grimmelmann of New York Law School

James Grimmelmann, NYU Law School, discussed the impact of technology on the classic intellectual property trade-off between incentives for creation and public access to the…

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May 6, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Citizen Media Law Project @ 1

David Ardia, Sam Bayard, Tuna Chatterjee

David Ardia, Sam Bayard, and Tuna Chatterjee of CMLP discussed trends in online publishing and previewed the CMLP database of subpeonas, cease-and-desist letters, and other…

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Digital Natives Forum Series

The Digital Natives Forum is a series of cross-discipline discussions hosted by the Digital Natives Project on topics related to young people and their use of technology in their…

Apr 29, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Transparency and Digital Surveillance

Berkman Fellow Chris Conley

Chris Conley examined several specific pieces of surveillance information: legal authorization to conduct surveillance; third party agreements concerning surveillance; and…

Apr 25, 2008 @ 9:00 AM

ROFLCon

In the making since '94

Mix up a bunch of super famous internet memes, some brainy academics, a big audience, dump them in Cambridge, MA and you've got ROFLCon.

Apr 22, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Building a Global University

Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy at Cornell University

Tracy Mitrano discussed how global universities related to traditional brick and mortar institutions in global learning and the potential impact of technology on curriculum…

Apr 18, 2008 @ 7:00 PM

Berkman Book Release: The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It (Cambridge, MA)

by Jonathan Zittrain

Jonathan Zittrain discussed his new book, The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It...

Apr 16, 2008 @ 1:00 PM

Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World

Cathy De Rosa, OCLC Vice President for the Americas and Global Vice President of Marketing

Cathy De Rosa explored social participation and cooperation on the internet and the potential impact on the role of a library.

Apr 15, 2008 @ 3:00 PM

Enter the Digital Dragon: Beyond Love You Long Time and Long Duk Dong

Jen Wang and Diana Nguyen spoke about challenging ethnic stereotypes through new media, the internet, and social networking.

Apr 15, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Race and the Internet

Rachel Lyon, Bentley College

Rachel Lyon screened her new film, which considers both the promises and the dangers of new Internet technologies in combating racism and creating a fairer justice system, and…

Apr 11, 2008 @ 6:00 PM

New York City Berkman Book Release: The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It

Jonathan Zittrain discussed his new book "The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It" in New York City at the Tribeca Grand Hotel.

Apr 8, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Virtual Representation: Politicians and the Public in the Internet Age

Steve Ward of the Oxford Internet Institute

Steve Ward discussed his research on how the internet is being used by politicians in the UK and Australia to reinvigorate political interest and engagement.

Apr 7, 2008 @ 7:30 PM

Should Criminal Law Be Reconsidered in Light of Advances in Neuroscience?

Berkman fellow Oliver Goodenough moderated a panel debate discussing: "Should Criminal Law Be Reconsidered in Light of Advances in Neuroscience?"

Apr 4, 2008 @ 6:00 PM

Building the Change Congress Movement

Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig returned to Cambridge to speak about Change Congress, a project to build support for reforming how the United States government functions.