Frank Pasquale

How Fitness Trackers Make Leisure More Like Work

Counting every step and calorie turns technology into a boss that’s on duty 24/7.

• Frank Pasquale
• March 2, 2016

How to Make Higher Education More Affordable

A look at what presidential candidates are proposing to address the issue

• Frank Pasquale
• December 17, 2015

Why 'Nudges' Hardly Help

The reason there’s so much unhealthy eating isn’t undisciplined individuals—it’s the existence of junk food itself.

• Frank Pasquale
• December 4, 2015

The Sharing Economy Doesn't Need to Be Full of Monopolies

But it is.

• Frank Pasquale
• October 28, 2015

Scores of Scores: How Companies Are Reducing Consumers to Single Numbers

As some businesses scrutinize individuals’ purchases, physical activities, and even public statements, who will make sure ratings are used responsibly?

• Frank Pasquale
• October 14, 2015

The Other Big Brother

Government surveillance gets most of activists’ scrutiny, but many of today’s privacy abuses are happening in the workplace.

• Frank Pasquale
• September 21, 2015

How Much Sympathy Do Overwhelmed White-Collar Workers Deserve?

Actually, a good amount: Belittling their plight by comparing it to blue-collar workers’ ignores the trickle-down harms of an exhausting work culture.

• Frank Pasquale
• September 2, 2015