A historical collection of our writing.
Today I will be participating in a discussion at NYU on the future of higher education. The panel that I will be on has been given the following questions: “Do universities provide good value for money today? What are the gaps in the higher ed ecosystem, and who will fill them?” As it turns out […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
One way to build something big is to build something big. Like a pyramid. Or a multifaceted bank. Or a university. Another way is to build something that is architected to be full of small pieces, small things, small units. Khan Academy is one of these “build small things” that became big services. […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Last Tech Tuesday as part of my series on the theory of computation I introduced the Turing Machine. Just to refresh your memory, the Turing Machine is essentially a Finite State Machine connected to an infinite tape for storage. And now, drum roll, here is Alan Turing’s amazing intellectual […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
One of the rumors from last week was that Snapchat turned down an acquisition offer from Facebook valued at $3 billion. As always in these situations (cf Groupon) one doesn’t know whether such an offer really existed or how firm it was (and there is also the question of how quickly and easily it […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Writing this on a flight back from Vegas where Susan and I just attended Day 1 of the Women 2.0 conference – I will write a longer blog post about that when not crammed into an economy class seat on Delta. The trip was another reminder of my love-hate relationship with Vegas. It is quintessentially […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
One of the amazing things that the Internet has given us is the ability for people all over the world to collaborate. At times we use this for silliness (supercuts of animal videos on YouTube) and at other times to create important resources for humanity, such as a free, widely available, […] Read more
