Amanda Silverman

editing features & investigations @techreview. former: editorial director @MotherJones. @ForeignPolicy. @tnr. i met tim riggins once. now my life is complete.

[Tate Ryan Mosley @TateRyMo]

The Technocrat, my newsletter for @techreview, launched on Friday! Subscribe so I can write to you every week about the impact of technologies like biometrics, data mining, algorithms, and computational censorship on government and politics!

Read below:

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[Sanket Jain @snktjain]

In my debut long-form story for @techreview, I write about how ASHA workers are using WhatsApp to save pregnant women.

I spent many months observing how ASHAs used messages, statuses & hyperlocal groups to slash India's high maternal mortality rate.

https://t.co/CKdJNyoN4l

[Rachel Courtland @rcourt]

New call for pitches from @techreview, for our upcoming issue on ⭐️accessibility⭐️. We're looking for *big* swings: narrative features, investigations, essential profiles, and sharp essays at the intersection of accessibility+technology. Rates: $1-2/word. Pitch deadline: Feb 3

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

@jrrosenb I have some questions

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

Everyone processes grief differently. The people @hanamkiros met over the last few months are processing it in weekly VR meetups: “At Death Q&A, I was able to put the baggage down. I was able to mourn and cry the tears I hadn’t cried before."
https://t.co/McqMlLFAHN

[Tanya Basu @tanyabasu]

The grieving folks who come to terms with the death of their loved ones in the metaverse, by @hanamkiros:

https://t.co/b8REOg2tYg

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

@eenayo @jrrosenb I have failed you

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

@id_gordon I don’t even care about soccer and this story is like my Christmas

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

@lil_kalish @BuzzFeedNews Ahhh congrats!

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

New: iRobot’s Roomba vacuum took a photo of a woman on the toilet and it ended up on Facebook. But the company says your data is safe. https://t.co/zSyJ9xh9Nt

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

@jrrosenb @EamonWhalen Omg eamon

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

First, identify the crows in your neighborhood.
Then, leave out a little buffet of their favorite snacks.

With a consistent routine and a little patience, the crows will come. And they might even bring you gifts.
https://t.co/unc0STzebK

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

@samvantheman @MotherJones SAM!!! Congrats! So well deserved

[Mikki Kendall @Karnythia]

I wrote about my feelings on the sale & social media in general for the @techreview. My hot take as a chronically online person who is using less social media is super ambivalent but hopefully relevant to your interests
https://t.co/W9qmgePjHK

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

"This is perhaps my most Chronically Online Hot Take, but Musk seems to have bought a millstone, not a cultural touchstone." Thanks to @Karnythia for sharing her thoughts on what will now happen to Twitter: https://t.co/dMehLFXqwz

[Becca Andrews @kbeccaandrews]

Headed back to the Bay Area today for the first time since I moved away, and I'm READY. SF folks, I'll be speaking with my dearest @apsilverman at @Booksmith on Thursday! https://t.co/U1zu1cHojp

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

.@kbeccaandrews has been hitting the road to promote her amazing new book No Choice. Come see us chat about it @Booksmith in SF next week! And if you can't make it, still be sure to order a copy. https://t.co/xuXkZuNMXt

[Amanda Silverman @apsilverman]

If you could create a chatbot to talk to your parents after they died, would you? I found this story both incredibly captivating and a bit creepy—perfect combination for a must read from @charlottejee
https://t.co/XbggjhBcRt