Category Archives: Public Good

Narrative Networks, Social Identity and Complexity in Collective Action

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Gregory Todd Jones

I recently gave a NSF sponsored talk at Duke Computer Science in conjunction with the HarambeeNet SocialNets in Education Project.  I raised the question regarding the evolution of cooperative behavior beyond a certain level of social complexity and suggested that … Continue reading →

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Life without Lawyers

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Gregory Todd Jones

Check out Philip Howard’s recent TED talk offering ideas for far-reaching legal reform. Howard, a lawyer, is the founder of Common Good, a “nonpartisan national coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America,” and the author of three books: Life … Continue reading →

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