Research Publications
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Publications for General Audience
Book
- Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology
PublicAffairs , 2015.
Op-Eds, Magazine Articles, Blog Posts
- Bring on the technology bans!
The Conversation , Aug. 19, 2019. - Why we fear face recognition technology
Psychology Today blog , June 24, 2019 - A secret to digital and non-digital parenting, Feb. 21, 2019
- The key to a strong team, Oct. 15, 2018
- Will the AI jobs revolution bring about human revolt, too?
The Conversation , Oct. 27, 2017 - Without teacher guidance, all the tech in the world will be quite useless
The Conversation , June 11, 2015 - Q&A: The Culture of Medicine Runs on People Power, not Tech
TheAtlantic.com , Jun. 27, 2012. - The Rise and Fall and Rise (Literally) of the Most Important Curve in Economics
TheAtlantic.com , Apr. 30, 2012. - Can Better Data End Global Poverty?
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 28, 2012. - The Two Indias: Astounding Poverty in the Backyard of Amazing Growth
TheAtlantic.com , Feb. 20, 2012. - What Moral Philosophy Tells Us about Income Inequality
TheAtlantic.com , Feb. 2, 2012. - Should the United States Be More Like Europe?
TheAtlantic.com , Jan. 19, 2012. - Is True Meritocracy Possible?
TheAtlantic.com , Nov. 11, 2011. - Income Inequality Around the World Is a Failure of Capitalism
TheAtlantic.com , May. 13, 2011. - Technology Is Not the Answer
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 28, 2011. - The Enduring Power of Virtue
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 29, 2011. - The White Lie of the Self-Made Person
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 30, 2011. - Why Can't We Talk about Virtue? Entrenched Cynicism
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 31, 2011. - Fostering Virtue
TheAtlantic.com , Apr. 1, 2011. - Lost in Transition
TheAtlantic.com , Apr. 2, 2011. - On Turbocharged, Heat-Seeking, Robotic Fishing Poles
Communications of the ACM , 54(12):29-31, 2011. - The Case for Happiness-Based Economics
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 21, 2011. - The Future of Microfinance: Savings and Insurance
TheAtlantic.com , Mar. 1, 2011. - 5 Myths about Microcredit
TheAtlantic.com , Feb. 10, 2011. - Twitter: It Won't Start a Revolution, but It Can Feed One
TheAtlantic.com , Jan. 31, 2011. - Lies, Hype, and Profit: The Truth about Microfinance
TheAtlantic.com , Jan. 28, 2011. - There are no technology shortcuts to good education.
Educational Technology Debate , Jan. 2011. - Can Technology End Poverty?
Boston Review , 36(5). 2010.