“The overall aim of The Smartness Mandate is clear enough—to understand how and why we fetishize data collection and computation. Why, for instance, have we come to insist on viewing people, places, and even planet earth as sensors?” https://t.co/tEn72ZMthp
As some of you may know I am very inspired by Anna Tsing and the ideas of precarious flourishing, especially at a time when everything seems to be framed as 'the endgame' or 'extinction'. Yes, we need to act urgently, act NOW, because other worlds are possible.
Heads up, my Italian friends! Philosopher Andrea Pinotti’s latest is out and includes our #designfutures project #NurturePod 👶🙌
Unf my Italian is uh, molto basico, but book title is “At the Threshold of the Image: From Narcissus to Virtual Reality” cc @Futures_Milan#XF#VR
"The future is old" @anabjain and @jonardern in conversation with Renny Ramakers of DROOG, at our solo exhibition SUBJECT TO CHANGE in Amsterdam:
https://t.co/tsqHC4y7XC
@colombinary @UofTDHN@UofT@jojokarlin Michelle presented “Imagining Multispecies Worlds”, exploring her research at the intersection of design, digital technologies & the #MoreThanHuman. Watch the engaging discussion here: https://t.co/IEGbDqRPAN
“he’s pivoting away from his teenage, problem-ridden platform in the hopes of getting to a better, different kind of place.Imagine a version of the distracted-boyfriend meme in which the guy in the middle is a CEO and he’s ogling a decentralized metaverse” https://t.co/Mp8uWyBNEB
Breakthrough! Spread the word #RightToRepair
“Apple said it would soon provide parts, tools and manuals to those who wanted to fix their own iPhones and Mac computers.” https://t.co/qGb8ikHmn2
GOP rushing to pass extreme gerrymandered US House maps:
-Rs would hold 86% of seats in OH where Trump got 53%
-71-78% of seats in NC where Trump got 49.9%
-75% of seats in WI where Trump got 49%
-65% of seats in TX where Trump got 52%
Dems running out of time to stop it