Why Are Universities Fighting Open Education?
A tired old argument about software patents is holding up common sense reforms to open up education across the country. Why? Elliot Harmon checks in.
Dinner Bells
Fiction by Aelius Blythe.
Let’s Light Up the Global Commons
Creative Commons’ Ryan Merkley continues his vision for the Creative Commons, the public domain, and you, the oft-too-ignored user.
Sakura Petals
All you need is just that one person, that one person to be your saviour, while cherry blossom petals fall to the ground. Fiction from the Story Teller.
Gold
Mark Taylor-Canfield goes into the mines for this review of the alternately interesting, messy and disturbing film, Gold.
Thankfulness
Post-holiday fiction from T.A. Eyo ¥.
Weekly E-Book: Photographs of British Algae
Anna Atkins created the first photo-book in the world, and now we give it to you for free as this week’s book of the week.
Wizards of Like
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm is made to serve ads, not please users. Rob Horning drops on you.
The Environmental Racism Flowing in Flint
Governments regularly make decisions about pollution and sanitation that disproportionately affect minorities. The new president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Kristen Clarke, writes.
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