Independent Research in the Public Interest
× Hello there, I hope this finds you well, in whichever socially distant place you’ve built your nest this past winter. Peter × You’re receiving this because...
A New Year, a New Season
× Welcome back to Connection Problem, I hope this finds you well and you had a good start to the new year. If you don’t remember what this newsletter is or...
S07E24 of Connection Problem: End of the Year, End of the Season
× Hello hello, A happy end of the year. I hope this finds you in good health and in even better spirits. This is going to be the last newsletter I’m sending...
S07E23 of Connection Problem: Good Things Fest
× Hey y’all, Just the quickest of shout-outs instead of a regular newsletter: This week, the whole week, is ThingsCon’s annual festival, Good Things Fest. So...
S07E22 of Connection Problem: Season Passes vs Subscription Fatigue
× Welcome back, I trust this finds you well. You’ll find announced a new collaboration with long time friend and must-esteemed collaborator Patrick Tanguay...
S07E21 of Connection Problem: Autonomous orgs, revisited
× Hi there, Looks like in between all the chaos of our collapsing late-capitalist world order 2020, there are some quite hopeful news: There are multiple...
S07E20 of Connection Problem: Time to leapfrog
“Old words obscure new situations” — Kim Stanley Robinson × Welcome back, Today features some strongly held opinions on societal change, so strap on the...
S07E19 of Connection Problem: Signals, signals, signals
× Hello hello, Given the news cycle this week is pretty much a DDoS attack on our attention, this is going to be a short newsletter: A few small updates and...
S07E18 of Connection Problem: Announcing SPECIAL PROJECTS and a Book
× Hi there 👋 This installment features a new membership experiment I’m starting; a book announcement; and shout-outs to mindblowing synthetic media...
S07E17 of Connection Problem: Climate Change & Un-Fracking the Future
× Hi there, This week is all about climate change, with a bit of an anti-monopolist theme thrown in, and plenty of small bits & pieces towards the end. My...
S07E16 of Connection Problem: Philanthropy, Responsible Tech & Smart Cities
× A big hello, wherever this finds you. I hope you and yours are doing well, the plague passing outside the window but not interfering too much. We certainly...
S07E15 of Connection Problem: A New Chapter of Big Tech Antitrust
× I’m in a rush today so just the briefest of welcomes: Enjoy this week’s installment! P × You’re receiving this because you signed up for this newsletter on...
S07E14 of Connection Problem: Musings on virtual events
× I hope this missive finds you well, wherever in the world you are. As Berlin has just hit a new record of coronavirus infections per day, we’re probably up...
S07E13 of Connection Problem: Brain-Computer Interface for Subconscious Decision-Making
Image: Moebius × Hey hey, Thanks for the many folks who’ve been taking up my let’s-jump-on-a-call experiment; for October there are still slots available...
S07E12 of Connection Problem: On Global Maxima & Writing Bots
× Hey hey, Hope you’re doing well. This installment comes a day early because, if things go according to plan, by tomorrow afternoon I’ll be in the Bavarian...
S07E11 of Connection Problem: City Coronavirus Strategies
× Bonjour, It’s been a productive couple of weeks since the installment, and it’s nice to see a bunch of stuff coming up for fall and winter — so this is a...
S07E10 of Connection Problem: The Ryanair Test for Tech; Generational Ponzi Schemes; New Imaginations
× Hi there, A relatively quick on this week. Enjoy! Yours, — Peter × You’re receiving this because you signed up for this newsletter on tinyletter.com/pbihr...
S07E09 of Connection Problem: Congressional hearings and the new tech narrative
× Hello friends, I hope you’re doing well, wherever this finds you. Last week I touched on some traditional politics and some folks were a bit surprised....
S07E08 of Connection Problem: Such a pretty triangle
× “I (…) love reading what people recommend me to read because then you learn something about a) that thing, b) that friend, and c) how you relate to that...
S07E07 of Connection Problem: Who makes the rules?
× Dear Reader, I hope this finds you well and in good health. Using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to rethink habits and modes of working, I’m...