The Internet has grown so omnipresent today that it’s easy to overlook the continuing role of “offline networks,” systems for exchanging digital information that bypass the Internet. “Sneakernets” (by which we
“This is not a game:” Jane McGonigal visits Brown at Stanford
Game developer Jane McGonigal joined Brown Institute Stanford Director Maneesh Agrawala on May 23 for a conversation about critical topics in game theory and culture entitled “This is Not a
The Credibility Schema Working Group
On June 7th, the Brown Institute hosted the New York meeting of the Credibility Schema Working Group. The Credibility Schema Working Group is a body of data scientists, researchers, journalists
El Tabulario Launches
On May 26 and 27, members of the Brown Institute traveled to Panama City, Panama, for the launch of El Tabulario, a new platform promoting data transparency in the country.
Brown Institute Heads to Panama
In 2015, the Brown Institute funded the Nueva Nación team in Panama to create the country’s first truly accessible public data platform, El Tabulario, and now they’re finally ready to
The Stanford Daily: Innovative Media Organizations Recognized
The Stanford Daily highlighted the latest round of Magic Grant recipients in a front-page article on Tuesday. Their article described the 11 projects that Brown has chosen to fund this
Enigma/Brown Institute Fellowship Announced
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Enigma, a data start-up known for its civic-minded projects, named Rashida Kamal as the 2017 Data Journalism Fellow. The fellowship gives recipients the choice
2017-18 Magic Grants Announced
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, a collaboration between Columbia Journalism School and Stanford University’s School of Engineering, has awarded its 2017-18 Magic Grants to 11 teams of innovators todevelop
Data Viz @ Brown – Manuel Lima, Mona Chalabi, Kenan Davis
On Friday May 5 and Saturday May 6, the Brown Institute will host its final Transparency Series events — this time we’re presenting data visualization! Join Manuel Lima on May