August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina made landfall and caused catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana killing at least 1,836 people [12]. Nearly 80 percent of the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas were ravaged. Katrina is estimated to be responsible...

Permissionless blockchain systems inspired by Bitcoin and related crypto-ecosystems are frequently promoted as the enablers of an open, distributed, and decentralized ideal. They are hailed as a solution that can “democratize” the world by creating a technological imperative favoring open,...

At one extreme, Twitter rejects all political ads no matter how important the message. At the other extreme, Facebook accepts all political ads no matter how untruthful the message. As lies in political advertising become increasingly problematic, neither policy works. The former prevents us...

As data becomes increasingly valuable, firms face financial pressures to capture that data and extract its value. Consumers, on the other hand, have reason to fear that such data might not be used in their best interests. How can a firm capture data, respect consumer privacy, and create value...