Tag: technology

Afrofuturism to everyday futurists: new kinds of artists, power & tech

New sounds from South Africa and Nigeria’s urban science fiction

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Aziz Ansari on Life Inside the Second Comedy Boom

Read at Vulture.com.

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Univ. of Penn Faculty Startup Raises $100K From City’s StartUp PHL Fund

Click here to read at Technically Philly.

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The Interview: South Korea Bans Balloon Drop of DVDs Into North

Click here to read at The Guardian.

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Wired.com: The Plot to Free North Korea With Smuggled Episodes of ‘Friends’

Andy Greenberg’s piece describes how pop culture is leading the way…

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Apricot Forest Fixes What Ails Health Care in China

Three apps makes it easier for Chinese doctors to serve patients.

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Movie about POC geeks stands out at Sundance

We can’t wait to see this selection directed by Rick Famiyuwa.

Throwback Thursday: Martin Luther King Jr on Technology [VIDEO]

WATCH: MLK clip addressing science and progress

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“Information Maps” Support Major Social Change in the Developing World

It’s all about (Internet) access…

Jesse Jackson Demands Better Wages for Apple’s Service Workers

Gap needs to close between bottom and top of tech employment rung.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures during an interview in San Francisco on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. Eric Risberg/AP