In this speech, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith will make the case for more rapid progress for diversity in the legal profession, outline the types of practical steps that…
Harnessing the free exchange of information online and multiple pedagogical models, including eLearning and peer-to-peer learning, Shai Reshef will discuss University of the…
The Berkman Center's Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic are pleased to announce a one-day symposium and CLE program to celebrate the launch of the Online Media Legal…
Christian will discuss recent developments on sites like YouTube, Hulu, and Fancast as well as research about how audiences watch online video both suggest a retrenchment of…
In this talk, Jeff will consider some of the myths commonly held about deception, and use the intersection of technology and deception to surface and rethink our assumptions about…
Michael Slaby, Chief Technology Strategist for TomorrowVentures
Most of the discussion of Obama for America (OFA) and the use of technology in the 2008 Presidential campaign has focused on the tactics deployed and the metrics produced. While…
At this installment of Cyberscholars, Berkman Fellow Christian Sandvig will present on "Alien Infrastructures: Learning from Unusual Arrangements of Information and Communication…
Daniel Reetz, founder and steward of the DIY Book Scanner community
The DIY Book Scanner community (founded in June 2009) has produced a diverse ecosystem of book scanning hardware and software to address a wide range of human needs, both…
How Vermont can leapfrog a technology generation and lead the nation in connectivity, transparency and innovation.
Matt Dunne, former State Senator, Head of Community Affairs for Google and current candidate for Vermont Governor will share his vision for Vermont becoming the first truly 21st…
Donnie Dong will present some new developments about China’s IP (Intellectual Property), IG (Internet Governance) and IB (Internet Business), then discuss a possible perspective…
Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO; Ann Margulies: CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Teri Takai: CIO, State of CaliforniaEvent Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
The Berkman Center will co-sponsor a panel discussion with the Harvard Institute of Politics with chief technology officers and information officers from the White House, State of…
Scientific research has so far shown significant resistance to adopting the kinds of "generative" effects we've seen in networks and culture. Most of the resistance is systemic -…
Rebecca Bliege Bird will discuss the question "Why do Martu women hunt cooperatively when they don't seem to benefit economically from doing so?" and suggests that demonstrating a…
In this talk, Karrie will discuss the presentation of relationships in social media, how we infer relationships from this presentation, and how we can predict relationship…
Lawrence Lessig, the foundational voice of the free culture movement, will deliver a talk on fair use and politics from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Tal will discuss the Phish-Market protocol, which enables companies with less comprehensive feeds to learn about websites impersonating their own clients that are held by other…
Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
The Harvard Alumni Association and the Berkman Center invite you to join Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School Professor and Co-Founder of the Berkman Center, for an evening of…
Research shows that peoples’ facial appearance influences impressions of their honesty and judgments of their culpability, effects that have been shown to bias decisions in the…
