Speaking in Denver this Thursday at Tattered Cover
I'm doing a reading and book signing at the Tattered Cover Bookstore on Colfax Avenue, located in the historic Bonfils-Lowenstein Theater. The event will start at 7:30 pm. Dress
“For younger high school boys… social networking has actually improved writing”
On the heels of Kathryn Schulz’s essay on the impact of Twitter on her writing comes high school teacher Andrew Simmons’ equally thoughtful explanation of how "Facebook Has
Twitter “seems to have been built with uncanny precision to hijack my kind of mind”
Journalist and "wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz has a long piece in New York magazine about her relationship with Twitter: I’ve never before gone mad for any type of technology.
“a potent mix of psychology, philosophy and common sense”
Kim Ukura reviews The Distraction Addiction on her award-winning book blog, Sophisticated Dorkiness: On some level, most of what Pang outlines in this book isn’t new. But it
I just have something in my eye while watching the Google India-Pakistan reunion ad…
This Google India video is a piece of storytelling genius. As the Indian Express explains, the ad talks about separation, friendship and the celebration of a reunion. It
Riki Kuklick, contemplative computing, and the challenge of real life
A few weeks ago I spoke a memorial service for one of my thesis advisors, Riki Kuklick. While I was at Penn I also gave a couple other
“As a teacher, I believe it’s my job to teach my students about digital literacy and citizenship”
Your dose of anti-alarmism, from Florida teacher David Cutler, writing in The Atlantic: Last year, I discussed former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal with seniors in
Stop multitasking, schedule email, fight the “distraction addiction”… where have I heard all this before?
Lots of stuff in my Twitter feed coming in about an article by business consultant Kevin Eikenberry titled, wait for it, "Overcoming the Distraction Addiction." [W]hat can we
My interview with the Buddhist Geeks
Episode 299 of the Buddhist Geeks podcast has just gone up. In it, I talk with Vincent Horn about contemplative computing, the illusion of technological determinism, and of
“As we go about our lives using our mysterious technologies, what kinds of people are we enabling them to make up?”
Deanna Day, a grad student at my alma mater, wrote a nice little piece on "Harry Potter, Wizards, and How We Let Technology Create Who We Are." It