Communications & Culture

The people and companies creating "smart cities" technologies should be as diverse as city residents themselves.

Featuring Rachel Bitecofer, senior fellow of elections at the Niskanen Center, and Tamara Keith, NPR White House correspondent, in conversat

All too often, sensationalist reporting of unrest in communities has overshadowed the institutional and systemic racism that Black Americans face.

The growing power of artificial intelligence and machine learning provides many opportunities to aug

Featuring Ross Douthat, conservative political analyst, author, and New York Times columnist in conversation with Michelle Goldberg, New Yor

The most important ingredient is a relentless focus on the people using the services.

At Aspen Digital, we work to ensure that technology and digital media are deployed to create an informed, just, and equitable society. It’s a lofty goal that we likely won’t accomplish in any of our lifetimes—but that won’t stop us from striving.

Since World War II, the US federal government has directly funded overseas radio and digital outlets for the purpose of distributing fact-based news and American values. This program is now under siege.

Social unrest and physical distancing are not making it easy to connect with other people.