How to Be a Better Reactionary: Time and Knowledge in Technology RegulationI wrote this essay for a workshop that will be held at George Washington University this week titled “Politics of Controlling Powerful…Oct 17, 20233Oct 17, 20233
Costs Untold: Sheila Jasanoff and the Long Trail of Emotional Abuse and Academic BullyingIn 2015, I started writing this essay about my experiences with emotional abuse and academic bullying at the hands of Sheila Jasanoff in…Nov 7, 20221Nov 7, 20221
Costs Untold: Sheila Jasanoff and the Long Trail of Emotional Abuse and Academic BullyingIn 2015, I started writing this essay about my experiences with emotional abuse and academic bullying at the hands of Sheila Jasanoff in…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Published inBlockchain BizWhy the Crypto Crash is Nothing Like the Dotcom CrashGreat internet tech emerged from the rubble of the early 2000s — but there’s no reason to think blockchain will do the sameJun 20, 202225Jun 20, 202225
What Was “the New Economy”?This paper for the Business History Conference is the shaggiest thing I have written in years. Work and personal life developments —…Mar 29, 20228Mar 29, 20228
The Myth of the “Pinto memo” is Not a Hopeful Story for Our TimeA few of the issues I mention below were changed after I finished this post, when Wired “updated” the article on 10/20/21, but I think it…Oct 21, 20212Oct 21, 20212
You’re Doing It Wrong: Notes on Criticism and Technology HypeMaybe more people are writing about the real and potential problems of technology today than ever before. That is mostly a good thing. The…Feb 1, 202125Feb 1, 202125
Published inThe StartupSeven Theses on Technology and the US EconomyOver the past five years, including while writing The Innovation Delusion with Andy Russell, I have been reading a number of works that…Jan 25, 20212Jan 25, 20212
Published inOneZeroI Won’t Buy Another iPhone Until Apple Supports Right to RepairWhy one longtime Apple fan is giving up on the companyFeb 26, 20208Feb 26, 20208
Rifkin’s Erroneous Riffing, or Why Basing Plans on Techno-Prophecy is Such a Bad IdeaIn the last few weeks, friends at Virginia Tech have been asking me worried questions about the futurist and writer Jeremy Rifkin, who has…Feb 11, 20191Feb 11, 20191