Research Associate Jonathan Caverley discusses the findings of his recent book, “Democratic Militarism: Voting, Wealth, and War” as they apply to the current crisis in Gaza. Caverley outlines reasons that Israelis support large defense spending and breaks down Israeli attitudes regarding security based on income.
David Rose of the MIT Media Lab speaks at the Harvard Book Store to discuss his book “Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things” in this WGBH video. Future “smart objects” will be developed not only for utility, but for attributes that make them feel “friendly,” says Rose.
Penelope Green writes for The New York Times about “Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire and the Internet of Things” by David Rose of the MIT Media Lab. Rose proposes that new technologies in the home actually mimic the qualities found in magical tools in fantasy and folklore.
Boston Globe reporter Scott Kirsner writes about David Rose’s new book “Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire and the Internet of Things” and his vision for the future. Rose believes that as the cost of building smart devices drops, there will be an increase in their production and application to all sorts of objects.
Kate Tuttle of The Boston Globe reviews “Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things,” by David Rose of the MIT Media Lab. The book focuses on how we will interact with technology in the future. “As inventors we should take a lesson from the magicians of the world,” says Rose.
John Naughton includes research by Professors Eric Brynjolfsson and Sandy Pentland for this Guardian article on Big Data. Both Brynjolfsson and Pentland acknowledge that Big Data analytics provide a great deal of information about individuals and organizations.
Joshua Rothman writes for The New Yorker about Professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland’s book, Social Physics. “In fact, part of what makes the book so interesting is that Pentland has figured out how to capture, in numerical form, the intimate social vibrations of office life,” writes Rothman.