What’s Happening to the Number and Size of Nations? “we expect that demand for autonomy and independence will remain high, as long as the world continues to be democratic, peaceful and open. But we also expect that such demand will be much less likely to bring about costly breakups and divisions if national governments and […]

PASS Networks – Nylon Calculus “At first glance, it may seem that this is no better than just looking at Assists statistics. I would disagree – aggregate stats are great, but not at the nuance. PASS Networks show the connectivity (or lack thereof) across teammates.”

A how-to for online education videos “Based on such research and my own experience in the trenches—and always keeping in mind that today’s net gen “consumer-student” is accustomed to fancy and punchy video—I offer “Ten Commandments” of developing engaging and pedagogically sound online content.”

Safe Spaces As Shield, Safe Spaces As Sword “I support people creating “safe spaces” as a shield by exercising their freedom of association to organize themselves into mutually supporting communities, run according to their own norms. But not everyone imagines “safe spaces” like that. Some use the concept of “safe spaces” as a sword, wielded […]