August 20, 2005 – MichaelZimmer.org

Through the Google Goggles: Sociopolitical Bias in Search Engine Design

Posted by Michael Zimmeron August 20, 2005in Professional, Search Engines, Values In Design

Alejandro Diaz, a grad student at Stanford University in Communications (with a BA in Computer Science), has written an excellent (and nearly 200-page) honors thesis entitled "Through the Google Goggles: The Sociopolitics of Search Engine Design" [pdf]. Here is the…

Popular Science on Vehicle Safety Communication Technologies

Posted by Michael Zimmeron August 20, 2005in Mobility, Privacy

Popular Science features an article on "The Future of the Car: Behold the All-Seeing, Self-Parking, Safety-Enforcing, Networked Automobile" where one of the emerging technologies discussed is Vehicle Safety Communication technology:The next giant leap in sensing will be radio networking that…