I've published a book about online communities, told through the story of open source developers. It's called Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software, now available for pre-order on Amazon.| nayafia.substack.com
In 1961, Jane Jacobs published The Death and Life of Great American Cities as a reaction to the rosy glow of 1950s urban planning policy, which she felt had become a self-serving discipline, largely divorced from reality.| Nadia Asparouhova
Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.| darkforest.metalabel.com
Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem| Medium
Society runs on software but software building tools are buckling under the demand. In this report, Nadia Eghbal addresses the challenges.| Ford Foundation
Climate is a gravity well for talent, but why don’t other, equally impactful topics attract talent in the same way? Why isn’t everyone dropping everything to work on homelessness, or global poverty, or curing cancer? With many peers in tech now working on climate issues, I tried to understand why this topic holds such purchase for so many people – and its incredible staying power over the decades.| Nadia Asparouhova