Howard was a winner in MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning competition and used the award to work with a developer to create a free and open source social media classroom. In 1994, Howard was one of the principal architects and the first Executive Editor of HotWired. Howard’s earliest books were Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Amplifiers (1984), Virtual Reality (1991), and The Virtual Community (1993). Howard Rheingold is a writer, speaker, and teacher, known for his specialties on the cultural, social, and political implications of modern communication media, such as the Internet, mobile telephony, and virtual communities (a term he is credited with inventing). More About Our Guest Independent Instigator & Observer More than 100 interviews with innovators in digital media & learning Howard’s article on Growing online greenspace for healthy society & mutual aid Howard’s Tips for teaching (mostly) higher ed online

Howard’s post on how to plan & present online conferences Howard’s consultancy for virtual community building. Howard’s book The Virtual Community (1993) Wikipedia article for the organization theory Mutual Aid Howard’s article Mutual Aid & Social Capital: The Power of Communities, Networks From the author of Excursions to the Far Side of the Mind (1988), an exciting and comprehensive update on the latest in interactive computer technology.

Petr Kropotkin’s work Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Howard’s first appearance on Stayin’ Alive in Tech, named “People Got To Be Free” Show Notes BOOKS AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

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