Have you ever looked at a virtuoso musician, a chess grandmaster, or an elite athlete and thought, “They’re just born with it”? For decades, we’ve comforted ourselves with the notion … Read more
Authored by Martin Gurri, The Revolt of the Public, discuses the crisis of authority, networked public, Fifth Wave, information tsunami, social media revolutions, Arab Spring, Occupy, Brexit, Trump—these are the … Read more
In 1917, during the First World War, ordinary readers in Britain had little idea of how Indian soldiers—the backbone of the colonial army—saw the war they were fighting. The Eyes … Read more