Ed Felten and his wife Laura are moving to DC, where he is starting a new job: deputy chief technology officer in the White House. We said farewell to the Feltens on their last Sunday at Princeton United Methodist Church, where Laura has taught Sunday School for forever. The children were asked, “How many of … Continue reading Last Day and First Day for Ed Felten →

Alan Heeger (on left) charmed the eager audience at the Princeton Chamber’s Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture yesterday at Princeton University’s Robertson Hall. The 2000 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, whose lab is in Santa Barbara, told how to turn the dream of low cost plastic solar cells into reality: “We receive on earth … Continue reading Einstein Lecture: Harness the Sun →

“Technology can increase the quantity of discourse, but can it increase the quality?” asked Ed Felten, “Think carefully about the way you design social software to get conversations that are more likely to be fruitful. There is a tremendous amount of science to be done to make any progress on this issue. If we make any … Continue reading Googling Social Discourse: the CEO of Google →

Everyone – kids and adults — will be in Biblical costume on Sunday, December 4, 4 to 5:30 p.m., when the social hall at Princeton United Methodist Church will be transformed into a Bethlehem Marketplace. How can everyone be in costume? Must you wear one to attend? No. But if you have something from home, you’ll … Continue reading Journeying to Bethlehem from Nassau & Vandeventer →