On December 18th, 2024, IPK Senior Fellow Natasha Dow Schüll‘s book Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas was recommended by D. Graham Burnett in The New York Times’ list of “62 books to read, recommended by influential people.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Natasha Dow Schüll is a…
Read MoreOn December 4th, 2024, IPK Visiting Scholar Allison Pugh‘s book The Last Human Job was discussed in an opinion piece penned by Jessica Grose for The New York Times titled “Human Interaction Is Now a Luxury Good.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Pugh’s timely book reveals the hidden ways that technology…
Read MoreOn December 2nd, 2024, IPK Fellow Maya Vinokour penned an opinion piece for The Nation titled “RFK Jr. Is Scary. His Online Fans Might Be Scarier.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. In light of this realignment, it is time to stop thinking about the prospect of Kennedy in charge of…
Read MoreOn October 17, 2024, IPK Fellow and Rebuild by Design Principal Henk Ovink published, alongside the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, a flagship report titled “The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good”. Read the abstract below, then click for the full report. The world faces a growing…
Read MoreOn September 12, 2024, The New Yorker announced their longlists for the 2024 National Book Awards. We are excited to announce that IPK Visiting Scholar Rowan Ricardo Phillips‘ most recent book Silver is among those nominated by the National Book Awards for Poetry. He is the only nominee this year who has been long-listed before,…
Read MoreOn September 7th, 2024, Eric Klinenberg, Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, penned an opinion piece for The New York Times titled “The Killer Climate Disaster That Has No Name.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. In typical years, more Americans die in heat waves than in hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. Historically,…
Read MoreThe Institute for Public Knowledge’s (IPK) is searching for two postdoctoral research fellows to work on an ambitious, comparative project on how social infrastructure shapes cities and communities, with a focus on climate change, equity, belonging, and civic life. The positions are for one-year appointments, with the possibility of an extension for a second year….
Read MoreOn August 17th, 2024, IPK Fellow Leif Weatherby penned a guest essay for The New York Times titled “Trump Is Losing the Humor War.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Losing a step doesn’t mean you’re finished, in comedy or in politics. Mr. Trump has returned to his favored comedy platform,…
Read MoreOn July 25th, 2024, IPK Fellow Darshana Narayanan penned an essay for Aeon titled “Baby Talk.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Loud, shrill and penetrating – a baby’s cry is its first act of communication. A simple adaptation that makes it less likely that the baby’s needs will be overlooked….
Read MoreAs extreme weather continues to hit the United States from coast to coast, Rebuild by Design is launching the Atlas of Accountability, a new mapping tool designed to help communities and policymakers understand their localized exposure to extreme weather disasters and the benefits of investments in resilient infrastructure that can make communities safer. Such experience across the political…
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