by David Brenner | Jan 7, 2021 | Insights
Hospitals are flooded with pandemic patients amidst a slow vaccine rollout, a motley crew of rioters invades the Capitol, the Russians deeply hack federal agencies and major corporations. A hard start to 2021 – we just want to be safe! That’s true for AI&F, too,...
by David Brenner | Dec 7, 2020 | Insights
I check out quite a few books from public and university libraries. Often I have to reserve and wait for popular titles or books on popular subjects. I love it when, without a particular plan, books I have reserved show up at the same time and end up complementing...
by David Brenner | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review
First there was SUNY Professor and sociologist Virginia Eubanks’ 2018 ground-breaking book, Automating Inequality, which spotlighted how even well-intentioned technology solutions to complex social needs often only spawn new problems. Now Princeton sociologist Ruha...
by David Brenner | Aug 7, 2020 | Insights
We are living in an extraordinary time of global disruption: a persistent pandemic, accelerating climate change, a new appreciation of the extent of deeply embedded racial injustice, growing authoritarianism and vocal populism, deep political polarization, a new...
by David Brenner | Jul 8, 2020 | Insights
Our ability to self-consciously “think about our thinking” is one of our species’ foundational distinctives. Social psychology research over the past 40 years has up-ended our understanding of the way we think. It turns out we are much more likely to employ mental...
