When Disaster Is an Invaluable Lesson
Donald Trump’s manner was a declaration of indifference toward the values that make democracy possible.
Can We Salvage Digital Democracy?
Posted on October 14, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: A December 1951 advertisement for the IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch that was first produced in 1948. The machine could be programed to do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The input and output were done with punch cards. The advertisement claims the IBM 604 can do the work of 150 engineers with slide rules. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Can we salvage digital democracy?
The State of Digital Democracy Isn’t As Dire As It Seems
Posted on October 22, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Benefits of social media for education. Via Wikimedia Commons.
You don’t have to put on a rose-colored headset to see the upsides.