Ethan Zuckerman

This is probably the last episode of "Reimagining the Internet", the podcast Mike Sugarman and I have produced for the last five years. Talk about going out on a high note: I interview Alondra Nelson on AI, universities and the Trump administration:

Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst

117. Alondra Nelson, Biden's Head of Science and Technology Policy, talks AI, Trump's research funding cuts, and how memes replaced Happy Days - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst

Alondra Nelson is arguably the most important sociologist of science in America. She isn’t just a brilliant researcher of how race and racism...

I'll have more to say about Reimagining, and what Mike and I hope to do next in podcasting. But this one is a must-hear - Alondra is one of the smartest, best informed and most hopeful people I know.

Honored to be moderating this conversation, "Democracy is a Disability Issue" at the Boston Museum of Science tomorrow night:

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Democracy is a Disability Issue

The Museum and the Perkins School for the Blind team up for this program highlighting how end-to-end accessibility is crucial for civic engagement.

. If you're in Boston, please sign up and come. If not, please watch the live stream:

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Livestream | Democracy is a Disability Issue

The Museum and the Perkins School for the Blind team up for this program highlighting how end-to-end accessibility is crucial for civic engagement.

The attacks by the Trump administration on universities by cutting funding are painful, and are going to damage our ability to conduct research. The attacks that are revoking student visas are utterly terrifying to students and are destroying our ability to teach.