Press and Videos

I stopped collecting my press clippings around 1994, when the launch of First Virtual triggered more press than I could even read. However, here are a few articles I’ve held onto, along with some videos of my talks.

A Tribute To Nathaniel Borenstein (IRISTIA blog, 2025)

Fathers of Technology: 10 Men Who Invented and Innovated in Tech (BizTech, 2012)

Interview: Nathaniel Borenstein, Chief Scientist at Mimecast (InfoSecurity, 2017)

Meet the man who gave the world email attachments (Quartz, 2016, updated 2022)

Father of the email attachment (The Guardian, 2012)

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Internet Email Attachments (Rutgers, 2012)

Nathaniel Borenstein: more stein than bore (TechCentral, 2012)

“Father” attachment: I was told it was a waste of time (Vijesti, 2012)

Tech Weekly Podcast: Nathaniel Borenstein on the future of email (The Guardian, 2012)

Nathaniel Borenstein discusses the past, present and future of the internet (University of Michigan, 2023)

The MIME guys: How two Internet gurus changed e-mail forever (Network World, 2011)

Distributed Computing: Email & the Web (CERN lecture, I’m at 34:33-47:05)

Nathaniel Borenstein: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) (IEEE Computer Society, 2015)

Nathaniel Borenstein: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) (IEEE Computing Conversations, 2014)

Google Lecture Series: Nathaniel Borenstein (UM School of Information, 2014)

Interview: Nathaniel Borenstein@Mimecast (The Cloud Circle, 2012)

Mimecast Marks the 20th Anniversary of Internet Email Attachments (Mimecast, 2012)

Dr Mime and the Ion Cannon vs the BlackBerry users (Let’s Talk Geek, 2013)

Bexley Distinguished Alumni Awards 2025 (Bexley Alumni Association, 2025; I’m at 13:14-25:07)

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of MIME Email Attachments

Nathaniel Borenstein

Welcome to my corner of the web. I spent half a century as a scientist, programmer, and entrepreneur, and was fortunate enough to have a front-row seat to the evolution of the Internet since 1980. Historically, I’ve worked extensively on the practical applications of email, human-computer interaction, and commerce, and have spent a lot of time trying to understand the human dynamics required to turn technologies into successful, collaborative products that actually make people’s lives better.

In my 60’s, however, after preparing to face death, I received the miraculous gift of the best health of my life, and I have decided to devote my remaining time to helping people envision how Artificial Intelligence might help us build a better future. The first step in that new journey has been my book, “The Spirit of a Cyborg.”

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