A Conversation with Kevin Celisca

It all started because of a teacher. “If it wasn’t for my teacher in fourth grade, she saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself. She understood that there was a unique way I’m supposed to learn, but she took the time to teach me.”

Are Students Renting or Owning Their Education?

News Bias and News Ecosystems

I’ve been asked on Quora whether it’s possible for news reporting to be unbiased. My answer: Why would we want news to be unbiased?

Another question to ask is, When has news recently been unbiased? There was a brief 20th Century blip when we could…

In the Echo Chamber

I’ve been thinking a lot about the 21st century phenomenon of the cultural echo chamber. We live in our own bubble, local…

Twitter is So Dead (But Not Quite Yet)

Someday I will figure out Twitter. I use it almost every day. More than eleven thousand…