But though I spent my day surrounded by and studying about technology, what I’ve been struggling with is a somewhat deeper and more difficult question: how does technology work? …

Oct 1, 2012 · I have recently spent a great deal of time thinking about technology. This may come as no surprise. After all, I am a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working …

Center for Civic Media has become an epicenter for activism within the broader MIT community, offering a popular class on technology and social change, and hosting discussions with …

I believe that in many cases, the urge to find a business model is orthogonal to one of the most important social changes today, one that is reformulating labor, technology, and product in …

The technology involved in whistleblowing has changed drastically over time. At its most basic level, writing and speech could be used to convey information about wrongdoings.

There’s a lot more I could say about the event and what was discussed, but to save us both from a longer blog post, I’ll just recommend keeping your eyes peeled for the work that Tactical …

Even though the opportunities are abundant, cultivating socially innovative projects enabled by technology in China still faces many challenges. One of the problems we faced was to …

I value the work I do in automated media analysis. I also need to remember the ornate, rich ambiguities that my techniques can never aggregate. Hopkins’ poem was a gorgeous …

Today, I want to be among those tracing the roadmaps for action to bring grassroots work to its ultimate consequences: improving the relationship between technology and society at the …

Nov 19, 2013 · Tactical Tech does fantastic work supporting people who engage in information advocacy and activist projects (our own Rahul has previously written about his work with the …