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Digital Inclusion
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Featuring ideas from our Fellows, Young Scholars, and leaders in our network, Marconi Signal explores the intersections of advanced technology, digital inclusion, and our global connected community.
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Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed Humanity
This essay is adapted from Marconi Fellow and inventor of the cell phone Martin Cooper’s upcoming book, Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed Humanity.
Why the Holidays Cost More When You Don’t Have the Internet
During the holiday season, being on the wrong side of the digital divide can cost you money. Learn how Internet access impacts family budgeting.
The Discussion of the Decade: Join Us!
As we approach the end of this challenging year, we at the Marconi Society are finding energy and inspiration in a project I believe could
Meet Kai Vernooy, 2020 Broadcom MASTERS Marconi-Samueli Award Winner
14-year-old Kai Vernooy won the prestigious Marconi-Samueli Prize at this year’s 2020 Broadcom MASTERS event, a three-day STEM competition for the country’s brightest middle school scientists.
Building the New STEM Workforce: A Conversation with Silicon Harlem’s Clayton Banks
Everyone needs a connection. That’s the newly updated motto of Silicon Harlem, an NYC-based social enterprisey innovating workforce development strategies to create a more digitally
A Proposal for Ethical Technology
The Marconi Fellows helped to create many of the innovations that enable unprecedented sharing of information, networks to build and mobilize a community, and economic
Digital Literacy is Essential for Democracy
By Samantha Schartman-Cycyk If you live in the U.S., like I do, odds are you are either planning your trip to the ballot box, have
Education in the Age of COVID: Connectivity is Just the Beginning
By Samantha Schartman-Cycyk It’s Monday. My alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. and I’m dragging myself to the shower by 6. By 6:30 a.m. my
Get to Know 2020 Young Scholar Yasaman Ghasempour
This year, the Marconi Society named three Paul Baran Young Scholars, an award that recognizes emerging researchers from around the world whose work shapes the future of advanced communications technology. The 2020 Young Scholars, Yasaman Ghasempour, Vikram Iyer, and Piotr Roztocki, represent three distinct areas of research within communications. In this series of Q&As, we’re highlighting each Young Scholar and digging into the work that earned them the award.
Our first Q&A features Yasaman Ghasempour, who will join Princeton University as an Assistant Professor in January, 2021.