In Plain Language
Emily TavoulareasA newsletter aiming to demystify tech, along with relevant research about how it affects our world.
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Technology is the Spinal Cord of Everything
Today hackers took control of Canvas: a cloud-based platform for classrooms, with over 30,000 users globally, across 8,000 educational institutions. (And this is the second breach this month.)
As a result, finals and the end of the school...
Recalibrating
Details to come, but for anyone wondering why we’ve been dark — we are recalibrating and getting ready to ramp up this summer. Stay tuned.
The Snapchat Illusion
As I passively observed the Superbowl ads this year, one in particular grabbed my attention: Snapchat.
There is a lot to unpack in that ad, which came on the heels of Snap breaking ranks with its trade group NetChoice to oppose the Kids...
tl;dr // Recoding America
Jennifer Pahlka’s book Recoding America is officially out, and I am not sure I’ve ever been so excited about a book release. Ezra Klein described it as one of the best policy books he’s ever read. I agree.
Reflecting on Ezra’s take, Pahlk...
Chatbots + Service Delivery
You may have seen the headlines this week: National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) takes down AI chatbot over harmful advice. In case you haven’t, the tl;dr is that NEDA ran a human-powered helpline for 20 years. They decided to replace...
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Policy + design + tech. Angry optimist. Founder & Host of The Home Screen — a project grappling with how tech is distorting our lives & relationships & how to deal. Co-Curator of the U.S. Digital Service Origins & the Civic Tech Memory Bank.
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