I.S.S. Asks If War Could Threaten the Space Station. The Answer Is More Boring Than the QuestionIn the imagined universe of the new space thriller I.S.S., the International Space Station doesn’t seem too different from the actual football-field-sized habitable satellite orbiting above our heads. At least, not initially. In the glow of post–Cold… Jan 23 24January 23, 2024Article at Wired
Media Monitoring Is Commonplace. But What Is It, Exactly?A government proposal to build a media database was cancelled last year amid backlash. Was the alarm justified? In April of 2018, an online database of government requests for proposals called FedBizOpps posted a solicitation from the Department of… Nov 09 19November 09, 2019Article at Medium
Rise of the Reporting MachinesSooner than many predicted (and hoped) journalism is wrestling with the ethics and practicalities of robot-generated news. Last November, Switzerland held a referendum to decide whether the government should subsidize farmers who don’t dehorn their… Apr 24 19April 24, 2019Article at Medium
Patriot Act Is Not Afraid of Silicon ValleyOn a recent episode of Patriot Act, “Content Moderation and Free Speech,” Hasan Minhaj walks onstage, framed by graphics flipping through images of Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, floppy disks, and the Facebook thumbs-up. He soon asks the… Feb 11 19February 11, 2019Article at Slate
What Would Jesus Post? God Friended Me and How Social Media Handles DeitiesGod is everywhere. And according to CBS, that includes Facebook. In the network’s new show, God Friended Me, aspiring atheist podcaster Miles Finer (Brandon Micheal Hall) is just trying to endure his dead-end job—and survive his reverend dad’s… Oct 08 18October 08, 2018Article at Wired
