Black Retribution in Tech: The Audacity to Imagine
“I have cultivated a special relationship with revenge—one that is built on the idea that I and other Black people deserve acknowledgment as creative individuals and equitable access to tools that can nurture our gifts.”
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The Grant Tour: Following the money in science research
Understanding where research comes from and how it’s funded is a big part of thinking critically about science.
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The Lab is Not Neutral: Why We Need Scientific Literacy
Contrary to popular belief, science isn’t performed in a vacuum.
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Meet Your Match: 7 Dating Apps For the LGBTQ and POC Community
These apps have the potential to make dating better than Tinder.
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Intergenerational Trauma: “Black Museum” and The Toll Activism Takes On Black Women
The kinkeeping that women are tasked with is an important part of intergenerational activism.
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Popaganda: Fembots
From Metropolis to Westworld, female robots have always played out complicated power dynamics onscreen. While the term “fembots” conjurs up the image of killer mechanical sex-kittens from Austin Powers, cinematic stories about female robots often deal with much... Read more »
Not All Russians: The Ethics of Internet Bots
Is the #botally community following ethics that lessen harm?
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Biopower to the People: Fitness trackers are redefining what it means to be a human subject
Order has always been a human ideal—has it become a defining category of a worthy life?
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Raw Materials: Will teched-up clothing change fashion's gendered image?
We’re seeing exciting new technologies already designed with men and male agency in mind, codifying norms before they even hit the shelves.
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More Than Our Machines: Aesthetics and Prosthetics in Sci-Fi Film
In the future, you can lose all your limbs and remain enfranchised.
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