Joseph De WolkMultiverse Theory and Catholic TheologyFrom the archives — An event on Dec. 2, 2016 at MITNov 25, 2017Nov 25, 2017
Joseph De WolkGreat Ideas #1: Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a SystemA classic work of systems dynamics by Donella MeadowsNov 21, 20171Nov 21, 20171
Joseph De WolkThe Classical Symphony in the Modern World“If you accept the idea that instrumental music is capable of “saying” anything at all, then it’s in the symphony that that power is…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017
Joseph De Wolk“You’ll carry your terminal and plug it into a wall jack!”:What the MIT Media Lab thought of smart phones, science fiction, the demise of information theory 30 years agoMay 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Joseph De WolkLike most technology, Artificial Intelligence is likely to destroy — then create — jobsWhat I learned from the Obama Era White House Report on Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and The EconomyMay 25, 20171May 25, 20171
Joseph De WolkStanford University: “A university which was to make high crime respectable”What the namesake of UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library thought of Leland Stanford and Stanford University — and what it means todayMar 12, 2017Mar 12, 2017
Joseph De WolkWhat I’m reading this week: “Are Polls Ruining Democracy?”New Yorker: “Are Polls Ruining Democracy?: Politics and the New Machine,” by Jill Lepore, Harvard University Professor of HistoryFeb 27, 2017Feb 27, 2017
Joseph De WolkLearning Creative Learning at the MIT Media Lab“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent…Feb 15, 2017Feb 15, 2017
Joseph De WolkMy new job at the MIT Media Lab: Where journalism meets AIThis semester I am very excited to start working in the MIT Media Lab, which has long been on of the most interesting places in the world.Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Joseph De WolkPrediction: Mission-driven business models will outperform traditional business models over the…This past week I’ve taken three short seminars here at MIT:Jan 28, 2017Jan 28, 2017