Far From the Tree
A new documentary from Andrew Solomon’s best-selling book takes an intimate look at empathy, identity, and love within several families.
In-Person
betaworks Studios
29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
Open Educational Resources can address concerns of the teacher strike
OER— materials that are free to download, modify, and use— should be a central pillar of the current requests in education.
Rep. Coffman Stands Up For Net Neutrality, Becomes First House Republican to Support CRA
Support for strong net neutrality protections has always been and continues to be a common sense position outside the Beltway.
2020 Census: A Tech Revolution or Risk?
Better Life Lab Podcast: Addicted to the Job
Designing for Health
How do we leverage technology to transform the medical care system to one that promotes health and well-being?
How Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ Trounces Historical Tropes
In ways subtle and overt, the character Welfare Queen subverts a decades-old caricature that's been used against low-income black Americans.
Just How Transparent Can a Criminal Justice Algorithm Be?
Pennsylvania is trying to figure it out.
OTI Applauds Justice Department’s Decision to Appeal AT&T/Time Warner Ruling
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will appeal a June ruling that allowed AT&T to acquire Time Warner Inc.
Should We Communicate With Aliens?
Join Future Tense for a discussion about the possibility of extraterrestrial communications.
In-Person
ASU Barrett & O’Connor Washington Center
1800 I Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006
The Deeper Risks of the Trump-Fox Love Affair
A free press is supposed to help keep us free from autocrats—but what if it likes the autocrat?
The Perilous Future of Internet Access for Students of Color
The FCC is set to significantly restrict the one program it designed to address the affordability of communications services.
The Post-High School Pathways We’re Not Building
But should be.
Under Zero Tolerance, Court Struggles to Accommodate Non-Spanish Speakers
A lack of translators for defendants has been causing issues as everyone who crosses illegally with misdemeanors is charged.
What We Already Know About Incels
Research on different kinds of collective violence may shine a light on how this mainly all-male community operates.