Syndication

All stories in Syndication

• Let’s not accidentally build depressed robots

  In trying to keep up with the never-ending deluge of news about the forthcoming AI takeover of human society, a talk at ...

  • Alok Jha

• Here's why icons are sexist

  Icons, which may seem like a small part of the digital landscape, reveal larger issues of unconscious bias in tech ...

  • Christina Ou

• Important security lessons learned from Apple's creepy FaceTime bug

  Earlier this month, I woke up to a disastrous security bug in Apple’s FaceTime that could let anyone easily eavesdrop on ...

  • Ben Dickson

• Human-centered design should consider all humans

  I remember listening carefully to the presentation on the redesign, trying hard to bite my tongue and keep my comments until the end. I was still shy, I still felt new, and I was battling a serious case of imposter syndrome. It was probably a dumb question, anyway. I shouldn’t ...

  • Hareem Mannem

• Reflecting on my failure to build a billion-dollar company

  This article was originally published on Medium by Sahil Lavingia, the Founder and CEO of Gumroad. In 2011 I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest–before I vested any of my stock–to work on what I thought would be my life’s work. Just had an idea for my first ...

  • Sahil Lavingia

• AR > VR

  If you’re among the millions of those who’ve used their smartphones to chase Pokémon in the real world, then you already know how amazing augmented reality (AR) can be, although you may not be aware of its broader implications. But VR’s younger sibling has moved beyond gaming ...

  • Richard van Hooijdonk

• How selfies help Indian women from Delhi's outskirts claim their right to the city

  Taking selfies and posting them on social media is often derided as a narcissistic, self-absorbed, and attention-seeking practice. Filters come in for particular disdain due to the role they play in reinforcing unattainable beauty standards, by making faces lighter, slimmer, and wider-eyed ...

  • The Conversation

• Calling people 'users' is unethical and outdated

  I've worked in UX for the better part of a decade. From now on, I plan to remove the word “user” and any associated terms—like “UX” and “user experience”—from my vocabulary. It’ll take time. I’ll start by trying to avoid using them in conversations at work. ...

  • Adam Lefton

• What the moon's craters reveal about the Earth's history

  Most scientists believe the rate at which the moon and Earth have been bombarded by meteorites has remained constant for ...

  • The Conversation

• Google has quietly dropped ban on personally identifiable web tracking

  This article was originally published by ProPublica on October 21st, 2016. When Google bought the advertising network ...

  • Julia Angwin, Pro Publica

• Nanomaterials are changing the world – but we still can't ensure they're safe

  Nanotechnology may well be one of the most talked about industries of the last few years. Predicted to value US$173.95 billion ...

  • The Conversation

• New research methods could help us find flight MH370

  Motivated by a desire to help find Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed into the southern Indian ...

  • The Conversation