Flynn Coleman is a writer, an international human rights lawyer, and a fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government & The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.

Words are technologies of power. They are life rafts in the seas of a terrifying, miraculous, complex world. They can be earth-shattering, hilarious, and uncomfortable.

Ukraine's historical buildings, artifacts and digital archives are a target of Putin's war. Here's how the country is trying to preserve them.

Holding Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine requires the painstaking collection and preservation of evidence in the face of rampant disinformation.

The resistance both within and outside of Russia is already percolating in the digital sphere –– a murmur that is growing into a shout.

AI will be staggeringly diverse. Its developers should be, too.

I believe that our failure to model AI on the human mind may ultimately be our salvation. It will compel us to assign greater value to all types of intelligence and all living things…

¿Cómo hablar de desarrollo sin incluir a las mujeres? Este es un cuestionamiento necesario para las regiones como Latinoamericana, en donde el crecimiento de los países parece encontrarse falto de una visión esperanzadora

Storytelling gives us meaning and common values, and it’s how we understand ourselves and the world around us. We can feel it in our bones when we have been told a great story.

The creation of intelligent machines demands teamwork

If we play our cards right, we just might be able to turn the AI revolution into a win for us all.

What might you do with a life that has more time and mental space for dreaming, creating, inventing, and discovering? 

A Human Algorithm argues moral imagination is imperative in design of intelligent machines

I have lived some of the greatest days of my life in Paris. I have loved there, had some of the most profound love story moments of my life there. That is Paris, for me, and for many others. So hate, you cannot have Paris.

This is a deeply uncertain time. COVID-19 will be especially difficult for older people and those who care for them, immunocompromised people, marginalized communities, service workers, and health care workers…

From conversations I have had with people all around the world, what I have come to realize is that we all want the same things: something to believe in, health, prosperity, to belong, and opportunity.

In those things that appear to set us apart, you might uncover the beauty in our diversity and our shared humanity.

It is critical that machines understand values, like the concept of equality. But with the human species’ record of human rights violations, are we even capable of this?

En esas cosas que parecen separarnos, usted podría descubrir la belleza en nuestra diversidad y en nuestra humanidad compartida.

Waiting in line can be a tedious experience. It can also be an opportunity to be mindful, an excuse to dream, or a chance to meet new and interesting people.

Several years ago, I had the honor of coming back home to LA to accept Brentwood School’s inaugural Women in Sports award.

In today's information-saturated landscape, one of the most valuable skills you can acquire is the ability to tell stories. If you want to be a good storyteller, practice listening to others.

Though her career path seems diverse, all of her work is tied together by the same thread: a passion for helping others heal and for creating opportunities for empowerment.

International human rights lawyer, social innovator, author, educator, founder and CEO

Play connects us to the deepest part of ourselves and others. As Plato understood, "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."

If we can protect them from abuse and guide them to their own paths, women will lead the way for the rest of us to follow them to a more peaceful and prosperous future, especially in those countries still struggling with so much poverty and war.

The world is filled with suffering, and there is only one thing stronger. We must protect humanity, theirs and ours, with everything we’ve got.

for the people of Egypt and Somalia

As mindfulness becomes a hot topic in the innovation space, more and more software that combines cutting-edge technology with modern mindfulness is available, melding plugging in with unplugging

It was not an accident that Newton formulated his theory of gravity while relaxing under an apple tree.

A collection of writing from Flynn Coleman

Technologies being used for immigration enforcement take human agency and discernment out of the equation.n goes here

The Kill Report and the Star Map: This week saw humanity at its worst. Artemis II told the opposite story. By Dr. Flynn Coleman in the Guardian

How marvelous to see technology used for wonder and exploration rather than for power, profit, or persuasion. by Flynn Coleman in the Boston Globe

When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” - Nelson Mandela

Is it conceivable that AI alone would ever be able to create a work of art as monumental as say, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”?