A few upsides from taking the train between Boston and NYC: legroom; one less flight; and having an opportunity to browse and advance copy of …



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In Abu Dhabi for the week – a mixture of new-new and sandstorm-building-site-dust-covered buildings, the textures of fast, expensive cars, marble, kerbs, migrant labour uniforms, …
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Last week I posted an essay about the adoption and impact on Google Glass that raised more questions that it answered. Hundreds more questions in …
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One of the unexpected benefits of writing a book has been the opportunity to think and learn about the publishing process. In the past month …
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The kind of thread that links people and objects.
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Like a number of you I purchased a Twine – the thing that provides new ways to sense and measure and understand the …
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Except from the research report: In the Hands of God: A Study of Risk & Savings in Afghanistan co-authored with Cara Silver, Mark Rolston and …
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