By way of introduction.....

"technology" and "limitations" in the same sentence? I'd argue that one is impossible without understanding the other. The world at times seems to be divided between cyber-utopians and cyber-cynics; I wish to tread a more independent middle path. I'd like to explore how a variety of forces - physical, social, economic, regulatory and just-plain-human, affect and at times limit our ability to maximize technological progress and benefit. As a tech lawyer, I'd like to show how the legal system, by nature conservative and reactive, is actually shaping the contours of tech development. It's no accident that some of the best thinkers on the impact of tech on society, Yochai Benkler, Tim Wu and Lawrence Lessig, are all professors of law. There is more similarity between an algorithm and a chapter of the Code of Federal Regulations than first meets the eye. I'd like to explore the works of some great thinkers (and doers) about tech and society, behavioral economics and code, to come to a holistic consensus on the roles and interactions of tech, law and human cognition. Sound like your cup of tea? Read on.