Alex Pentland

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Alex Pentland is Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and Director of the Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, at MIT Media Lab. He is the author of Social Physics: Lessons from a New Science.

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Living Big Data

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May 27, 2014 Alex Pentland imagines communities guided by rich streams of real-time information.

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Brexit and the Speaker’s Tale

Mar 22, 2019 Marion Turner suggests that Geoffrey Chaucer would have welcomed the current frenzied debate in the UK House of Commons.

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The Rich Can Fight Inequality, Too

Mar 22, 2019 Kaushik Basu urges wealthy people who support left-wing causes to reject accusations of hypocrisy meant to silence them.

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The Ambition Europe Needs

Mar 22, 2019 Dominique Moisi argues that France's craving for grandeur serves the EU better than Germany's obsession with stability.

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Trump’s Counter-Intelligence Strategy

Mar 22, 2019 Kent Harrington warns that US spy chiefs' struggle to inform the president of plain truths is jeopardizing national security.

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Big Tech Is Watching – and Being Watched

Mar 22, 2019 William H. Janeway examines how digital-platform monopolies emerged and the nature of the growing threat they pose.

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What’s Next for Kazakhstan?

Mar 21, 2019 Nargis Kassenova argues that President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s resignation could have unpredictable political consequences.

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Let’s Talk About Geoengineering

Mar 21, 2019 David Keith calls for an open global debate on the potential of solar reflection to help combat climate change.

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Xi and Trump Miss Their Chance

Mar 21, 2019 Jeffrey Frankel laments the Chinese and US leaders' unwillingness to pursue mutually beneficial economic reforms.

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