Relax—we’re a lot further away from an automaton takeover than you may think
SEA LEVEL RISE IS JUST ONE OF BOSTON’S WORRIES
As Earth approaches several catastrophic global warming “tipping points” Before writing more columns examining Boston city government’s emerging plans to cope with the effects of global warming, I think a quick review of what area residents are likely to face in the coming decades is in order. Because it’s important to disabuse people of […]
THE SEAPORT FLOOD IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Unless Boston builds proper defenses against global warming-driven sea level rise So, Boston’s Seaport District flooded early this month during a bad snowstorm in the midst of several days of arctic temperatures. And nobody could be less surprised than me. Because I’ve spent a lot of the last quarter century closely following developments […]
ON MAKERSPACES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Making can be cool, but conscious making is cooler For many of us living in and around Boston in recent years, it has become common to see lots of communications from makerspaces around holiday time. Which is totally understandable. Such creative centers produce neat things year-round, so it’s only natural that their members […]
VERIZON 101: YOU CAN STOP CONGRATULATING THIS BEHEMOTH FOR ITS STUDENT IPAD PROGRAM RIGHT NOW
It’s something between ironic and nauseating that Superintendent Tommy Chang and Mayor Marty Walsh are making it look like Verizon, of all entities, is here to save the day.
CRITICAL UPDATE: LOBOTOMASS CONT.
Softbank, maker of a robot named Pepper that can “read human emotion,” is apparently stepping up its involvement in the AI sector.
Boston’s New Innovation Revolution WILL be Televised
Tune into Capital One’s #CapXTalk, Featuring WeWork, Rue La La and more With Boston’s rich history of revolution, it’s no surprise that the city is still pushing the envelope with its creativity and innovation – giving rise to some of the greatest thought leaders and pioneers today. Capital One believes in supporting their customers in […]
PORKING PERMIT: FOR NEW PARKING APP, BOSTON ENTRUSTS COMPANY THAT COMPROMISED CITY DATA
Last year the Dig revealed that Xerox left a trove of license plate and home address information exposed online.
GOOD LUCK CHUCK: FEAR AND WAITING AT THE CHARLIECARD STORE
The subterranean MBTA CharlieCard Store is a terrific metaphor for everything that’s wrong with transportation in Boston
SELF-ALLIANCE: DISTILLERY GALLERY EXHIBIT FEEDS TENDERNESS INTO THE LIFELESSNESS OF OUR DIGITAL SELVES
At the core of the exhibit is a meditation on our addiction to self-archiving, and the separate selves that we create and immortalize within the infinite spaces of our connected networks.
