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Progress bars on computers manage users’ expectations of waiting
Jason Farman
Assembly Student Fellowship convenes students to tackle the biggest issues in tech today.
Hilary Ross
Armies of workers help power the technological wizardry that is reshaping our lives – but they are invisible and their jobs are precarious.
Mary Gray
Facing a labor shortage, restaurants are turning to on-demand services for line cooks, dishwashers and other trained workers.
Ifeoma Ajunwa
Domain experts from MIT, Harvard, and RightsCon offer insight into the intersection of emerging tech and human rights.
Gretchen Greene
Jenn Halen
Velislava Hillman
An interview with David Weinberger
David Weinberger
BKC fellow proposes guidelines to build better tools that can safeguard society
Sabelo Mhlambi
The distinction between military and consumer products largely doesn't exist
Bruce Schneier
People posting a pseudo-legal declaration may believe they're in a two-way dialogue with the company. The opposite is true.
Joan Donovan
BKC report proposes responsible privacy-protective approaches for cities
Ben Green
Research from faculty associate paints a comprehensive picture of user radicalization on YouTube
Virgilio Almeida
Faculty associate explains why FERPA is difficult to enforce
Leah Plunkett
Susan Benesch provides an external review of the study
Susan Benesch
Humans aren't incorrigibly or universally selfish, but we've built plenty of institutions that do act that way.
Zeynep Tufekci
Constant location-sharing is now the norm for some friend groups.
Judith Donath
Internet Monitor paper offers insight into current events
Helmi Noman
Ben Green offers insights into why technology is not an end in itself
Report highlights tools that can boost union outreach to members
Jonnie Penn
Salomé Viljoen
Inside the labor-intensive process that enables AI’s creation.
Has the momentum of #AsianAugust continued in the way fans and critics had hoped?
Jenny Korn