The inequities of our remote gathering tools

As we’ve been transitioning our in-person communities to virtual ones, our modes of interaction are now firmly established in tiny…

What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit

The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort

About — Every Object an Archive

We interview people about their experiences with technological objects that were once everywhere, but are now being replaced or redesigned. We are interested in the physical experience of living with these objects, their handfeel and relationships to our bodies. We are also interested in how they shaped our habits, relationships, and ways of being. Technologies are more than physical objects: whole worlds of infrastructure, process, policy and culture are built around them.

Topics — Real Life

ABOUT TOPICS: Since we began Real Life in the summer of 2016, we’ve run many essays across a range of topics, with a particular focus on the personal and cultural implications of living with technology. Our aim is not to track the news cycle so much as the longstanding social issues that inform and transcend it. We wanted to make it easier to read and explore Real Life beyond our chronological archive, so we’ve created these Topics to gather in one place the work we’ve published on some key themes. More Topics will be added to this page over time.

Folk Tech Futures Workshop & Atmospheric Afterpartea · Luma

Join us for our next in-person Folk Tech event! What could the future look like in a world of open protocols and community-driven technology? What could we do…

AT Protocol, Part 2: Explanation For Non-Techies - Debbie's Blatherings - by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Thanks to all who responded to my call for suggestions!

Has technological innovation lost the plot? An interview with AI ethicist Dr. Shannon Vallor | Chicago Policy Review

Shannon Vallor is the Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at the University of Edinburgh, where she is also appointed in Philosophy. Professor Vallor’s research explores how new technologies, especially AI, robotics, and data science, reshape human moral character, habits, and practices. She is […]

mai ishikawa sutton

My work lies at the intersection of technology and the solidarity economy. I’m passionate about strengthening the digital commons, in which people control and steward communication technologies as collective goods.

Mallory Knodel

Mallory Knodel: Activist and advocate transforming technology for social justice.

The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers.

Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Plus a Plain English guide to the latest developments and discoveries from the university and research sector.

Academic Lexicon & Feature expansion · Issue #119 · singi-labs/sifa-workspace

Summary Together with #ATScience, we see a huge opportunity for academics to use open AT protocol to collaborate, protect and show their work. Sifa could help our by providing the functionality tha...

AT Protocol: explanation for non-techies? - Debbie's Blatherings - by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Working on an explanation without tech jargon, for fellow creatives

modular research preprint server demo with meaningful social context

a concept preprint server demonstrating what kinds of features would be possible in the future with more modular research publishing and an open social protocol to layer in the public discourse in meaningful ways.