The Technology Liberation Front’s Adam Thierer reviewed Jonathan Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It. Finding the book interesting, he recommended–and later, implored–his readers to pick up a copy. Zittrain’s provocative ideas about “generative” and “sterile” appliances inspire Thierer’s extensive response and the comments that follow. “It’s
Marjorie Greenfield— I may have gotten myself in trouble this week. I have written a lot about birth plans, but I don’t think my obstetrical colleagues read much of what I write. This week, though, I was quoted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, saying that if you have special desires
In his Findings column for the New York Times, John Tierney wonders why Americans aren’t changing their lives in reaction to climate change. “We need the right nudge,” Tierney says, referring to the recent release from Yale Press authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About
Daniel Solove, author of The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, appeared on the NBC’s Today Show on March 20 to discuss the legality of online gossip. You can watch that clip below. Daniel J. Solove is associate professor, George Washington University Law School, and an
“Why isn’t there a word to describe Queens residents?” was the question for FYI’s Michael Pollak of the New York Times. He, in turn, went right to the authority on Queens, Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, author of recently released The Neighborhoods of Queens. Here’s the full answer given by Pollak and
Benn Steil and Robert Litan’s Financial Statecraft: The Role of Financial Markets in American Foreign Policy, now available in paperback, was chosen by Daniel W. Drezner as one of the books of the month for “March (and February… um, January too).” Drezner’s blog is “sharp but informal commentary on politics
In addition to the blogs Hand Made Theory, Zeigarnika, and Greenjeans Blog that feature Richard Sennett’s The Craftsman, guardian.co.uk has two reviews and an article by Sennett himself. The review that appeared in the Observer on February 17 says, “As in his previous books, Sennett ranges fluently across philosophy, literature,
Just in time for Easter, the New York Times reviewed a selection of books about the Resurrection. These books correct some common myths among Jews and Christians. The New York Times reports, “The very idea of resurrection is widely and badly misunderstood.” To correct these errors, the New York Times
ForeWord, the bi-monthly book review magazine, released its list of finalists for the 2007 Book of the Year. Yale University Press made 9 appearances on that list, spreading across 8 categories. Here is the list of finalists from Yale Press: Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, & the Economics of Growth and
Although Stall Points: Most Companies Stop Growing–Yours Doesn’t Have To isn’t available until May 19, an article from authors Matthew S. Olson and Derek van Bever appeared in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review. Olson and van Bever, with Seth Verry, analyzed the growth of Fortune 100-sized companies