Planet
Sirens and Robots
Tarta Relena | Joan Llort
In search of siren songs in times of climate narratives.
Planet
Technology
The Costs of Digital Utopia
Evgeny Morozov
What if the costs of sticking to the “there is no alternative” agenda of techno-capitalism are considerably higher than we have assumed?
Technology
Under the Cloud
Alec MacGillis
The story of how Amazon developed its digital platform in the cloud and its impact on different regions.
Technology
Confusing The Machine: Art, Masks and Facial Recognition
Ferran Esteve
Masks have been used by artists and activists as a tool for offering resistance against facial recognition systems.
Planet
Data-free zone
Edgar Riu
In a world where data seems to be the basis of any decision, can we imagine a space without the authority of figures?
Storytelling
Graphs, Expectations and Inventing the Future
Andreu Belsunces
Visualizations contribute to creating our social imaginaries and expectations, and therefore have an impact on the construction of future realities.
Commons
Women and Data: Counting Gender Inequalities
Tània Verge Mestre
Within the feminist movement various initiatives are in place to collect data, both quantitative and qualitative, to document gender inequalities and make them count.
Technology
Orwell in times of facial recognition
Ferran Esteve
George Orwell’s vision of dystopia, "1984", describes situations similar to those of current times and advances ethical dilemmas still difficult to tackle today.
Technology
The Authority of the Inscrutable: An Interview with Cathy O’Neil
Carlos Delclós
Conversation with Cathy O'Neil, author of "Weapons of Math Destruction", about the role algorithms have played on the global crisis we are experiencing in recent years.
Commons
Open Mapping in Africa: Community Spirit and the Common Good
Carlos Bajo
Open mapping communities in Africa show how it is possible, through open data, to contribute to social development in places that government and businesses do not reach.
Commons
Towards a Data Commons
Enric Senabre | Mayo Fuster Morell
Implications for the whole of society of the data policies of collaborative economy platforms.
Technology
Freeport: a Dissection of the Invisible Internet
Karma Peiró
A summer school focusing on art, communication technologies and a networked planet.