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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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Backtalk: Google Manifesto & Transphobia Is Not a Joke
This week, exemplifies the question that Frank Ocean’s t-shirt asked: “Why be racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic when you could just be quiet?” Dahlia and Amy talk about the terribly misguided memo from a Google employee and the deplorable transphobia on the Breakfast Club. Recently,... Read more »
Body Conscious: Who Gets to Be a Cyborg?
Much of the futuristic sheen of biohacking is washed off when we think of it in terms of footbinding, corsetry, plastic surgery, or even IUDs.
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There's a Hack for That: Breaking down the epistemology of a technocult
The hacker ethos tweaks, exploits, or even subverts the system, but it does nothing to change it.
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Backtalk: Get Out & Uber Sexism
Dahlia and Amy are very excited to be spoiling Jordan Peele’s debut film, Get Out, and to do a deep dive into all of the layers of celluloid. Get Out is full of memorable performances, a scary movie... Read more »
Performance Anxiety: Trump and the Commodification of Dissent in the Tech Industry
Advertising “resistance” as a brand carries a number of advantages: Covering up PR problems, protecting access to talented immigrant workers, and yes, also genuinely wanting to do the right thing.
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