Yael Borofsky is a PhD candidate at ETH Zurich, where her interdisciplinary doctoral work is focused on subsidy targeting and public infrastructure in informal settlements, particularly in Cape Town, South Africa. Yael completed a dual master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning ('15) and in the Technology and Policy Program ('15), where she was a fellow in MIT's Tata Center for Technology and Design and the co-founder of e4Dev, an MIT Energy Initiative-sponsored discussion forum exploring issues at the intersection of energy and human development.
Previously, Yael worked as a researcher and instructor at the MIT Energy Initiative, a research assistant at the ETH Zurich NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation, a reporter at Technical.ly, and a Project Director and Associate Editor of the Breakthrough Journal. She received her bachelor of science in Human Development from Cornell University.
By Yael Borofsky:
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Infrastructure and Environment
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Why Andrew Sullivan is Wrong About Obama
By Michael Burnam-FinkCross-posted from We Alone on Earth. Andrew Sullivan has been blowing up the internet with an…
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Rethinking College Majors
I made a joke to my friend the other day that the lesson to take away from articles like this recent Economix blog…
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Thoughts on the Future of the Creative Class
In 2002, it was easy to imagine that America's bright future could be realized in the minds of the so-called creative…
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The Future of Pop Music and Youth Culture
Concerns that the US economy can no longer innovate seem to be trickling into the cultural realm. According to Grant…
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What It Means to Forget on Facebook
This post has been cross-posted from my blog, Mneumozine, where I write about memory. It's odd that Facebook makes…
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SOTU: In the Face of Spending Cuts, Making the Case for Investment in Innovation
Tonight, President Obama is prepared to call for renewed federal investment in infrastructure, research, education, and…
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Atkinson: Investment in Innovation and Manufacturing Critical to US Clean Energy Competitiveness
Testifying before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, ITIF President and…
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Correcting the Record on Waxman-Markey
John Harwood incorrectly stated that House-passed Waxman-Markey "would reduce carbon emissions by 17 percent from 2005…
