This weekend there is an interesting conference: NYC’s civic technology & open data conference. New York City School of Data…
The Creeping Garden
For those who just can’t get enough of slime molds, here is a trailer for the 2014 documentary The Creeping…
We’re (all of us?) ready for new cities !
THE BUBBLE A humorous take on the ‘Facebook bubble’ via SNL, on how righteously like-minded folks aggregate and exclude so-called ‘other’…
Blockchain
The below video was commissioned by artist Simon Denny for the 9th Berlin Biennale and his solo exhibition at Petzel Gallery in…
Obfuscation: Science, Technology + Theory Conference, April 7-8
April 7-8 @ NYU Conference Website Obfuscation strategies offer creative ways to evade surveillance, protect privacy, and improve security by…
We’re Already Building New Cities (for us!)
The ‘Facebook bubble’ phenomenon is that like-minded folks aggregate and exclude ‘other’ people. This article illustrates 2 examples of built communities…
Media Studies events on Documentary, Data, Sound, “Everyday Innovation”
Hi there. I, Shannon, organized Media Studies’ Spring 2017 lecture series. Some of these events might be of interest to…
Model Cities for Simulating Cybersecurity
Apropos our February 15 Alternative Unknowns modeling exercise, in which we imagined what would happen in a smart city during…
Breaking the Black Box, 1/31
Breaking the Black Box: How Algorithms Make Decisions About You Venue: The Greene Space @ 44 Charlton Street, New York,…
Other Intelligences: From Bacteria to Back, Feb 2
Secret Science Club Presents Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, and Author Daniel Dennett on “From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution…