The Influencer Paradox*
The term “influencer” has gained great relevance in the last decade around the world to designate content creators on digital platforms and social n...
Category: innovation
The Plurality of Citizen Science
Although the term “citizen science” is increasingly used in the mainstream media around the world, has entered national and regional science policy ...
Youth Defying Media: A Hackaton in Centro Ático
Last month 75 students from all over Colombia, ages 18-24, and various disciplinary backgrounds, met at the at the Centro Ático of Universidad Javeriana in Bogo...
Diffusing Innovations
From the study of the spread of a hybrid corn seed among U.S. Midwestern farmers to the examination of the adoption of computer centers among the urban poor in ...
A Conversation with Youth Musicians from Boston’s Boys & Girls Clubs
One of my favorite things about co-hosting a radio show is to have diverse guests and engage in dynamic conversations. Interviews ON AIR have a special feeling ...
Data is Power: Privacy and the Surveillance Economy
The ubiquity of computing and networking technologies, massive adoption of mobile devices and apps, and the rise of social media platforms, are rapidly transfor...
Fair Use Matters
Creativity is at the core of everyday life. It crosses many social dimensions. From culture to economy to language. Creative expression, however, usually requir...