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How AI is disrupting healthcare across the patient journey

Artificial intelligence (AI) — its potential applications, repercussions and cascading effects — has been making headlines across a wide…

3 min readApr 26, 2023

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Graphic illustration of an inside look into the internal world of the microchip’s big brain power

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Jillian Robertson

Why Disillusioned Techies Travel to Asia to ‘Find Themselves’

For any working professional, the allure of running away to an exotic locale is an ever-present feeling. Whether it’s to put aside the…

5 min readApr 3, 2018

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Why Disillusioned Techies Travel to Asia to ‘Find Themselves’

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Jillian Robertson

The Weird and Wonderful World of Craigslist ‘Free’

I love Craiglist Free, for its distinctly lo-fi appearance, its unofficial lingo, the cycling and recycling of questionably valuable items…

6 min readMar 15, 2018

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The Weird and Wonderful World of Craigslist ‘Free’

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Jillian Robertson

A Love Letter to SF from 381.9 Miles Away

Ironically, the first freeway exit upon arriving in what I consider Los Angeles-proper is “SF Mission.” Seems kinda cruel since I just…

6 min readFeb 6, 2018

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A Love Letter to SF from 381.9 Miles Away

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Jillian Robertson

How to Tell A Killer Open Mic Story

By Jillian Robertson Former producer of The Moth in San Francisco and Berkeley

5 min readJan 30, 2018

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How to Tell A Killer Open Mic Story

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Code for America Blog

We want your stories on the Code for America blog

Do you believe government can work for everyone in the 21st century? Great! Let’s get started.

2 min readJun 29, 2017

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Jillian Robertson

Gig Me A Break

The fundamental lie propagated by elementary schools everywhere:

2 min readMay 20, 2016

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Gig Me A Break

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Jillian Robertson

Social Media, Social Good?

A mutual friend of mine has gotten into the habit of posting pictures of himself doing good deeds on Facebook. Back in December, he took to…

2 min readFeb 11, 2016

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Jillian Robertson

Medicare-Ready at Age 26

Back in 1998, MTV premiered the TV series “True Life,” which featured a wide variety of stories with titles like “True Life: My Parents are…

4 min readAug 25, 2015

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Medicare-Ready at Age 26

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Jillian Robertson

Chicken Tikka Masala and The Perils of Frictionless Spending

“The easier it is to spend, the more likely you are to do it.” These were the wise words of my fiancé as he bypassed the credit card…

3 min readAug 19, 2015

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Chicken Tikka Masala and The Perils of Frictionless Spending

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Jillian Robertson

Jillian Robertson

Digital health communicator. Passionate about cause-driven content and storytelling in all its forms. Formerly @themoth, @redcross, @codeforamerica.

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