Melina Platas
@melinaplatas.bsky.social
Political scientist (NYU Abu Dhabi), writer, mom. Current research on education, health, and air quality in Africa. Home is California, Kampala, and Abu Dhabi.
More here: melinaplatas.com
More here: melinaplatas.com
I feel Reich, Sahami, and Weinstein's book, System Error, came out ahead of its time; we missed the warning or didn't take it seriously enough. It was already obvious the Silicon Valley mindsets and models were shaping governance for the worse, now we are scrambling to catch up systemerrorbook.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I feel Reich, Sahami, and Weinstein's book, System Error, came out ahead of its time; we missed the warning or didn't take it seriously enough. It was already obvious the Silicon Valley mindsets and models were shaping governance for the worse, now we are scrambling to catch up systemerrorbook.com
The DHS program (dhsprogram.com), funded/managed by USAID, is not accepting new access requests. This data source has been instrumental in research on health and education around the world. It would be a travesty if these household surveys were canceled or existing data removed. See message below:
February 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The DHS program (dhsprogram.com), funded/managed by USAID, is not accepting new access requests. This data source has been instrumental in research on health and education around the world. It would be a travesty if these household surveys were canceled or existing data removed. See message below: