Every data set should tell a story. When we explore the people and places behind the facts and figures, we see the narrative prevail. — Who is Jer Thorp? Jer Thorp is a Canadian data artist and now author. This spring, he has released his first-ever book, Living in Data: A Citizen’s Guide to a Better Information Future. This book describes what it’s like to live in this twenty-first century, a data-driven world with all of the scandals, misinformation…

and what they mean for digital preservation. From Sega to Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox, the gaming console world has have given us many variations over the years. From the creation of the very first version in the 1970s to now, visual and audio effects have continued to develop in performance…

A collection and analysis of Shoshana Zuboff’s response to general data protection regulation (GDPR). — The Age of Conquest. “This is how the age of surveillance capitalism becomes an age of conquest.” Surveillance capitalism is the very world in which we now live. A world where privacy is not private. A world where human attention is free but auctioned as property for commerce. Our personal digital experiences are available…

A debrief of Douglas Rushkoff’s Article, We’ve spent the decade letting our tech define us. It’s out of control. Douglas Rushkoff. Douglas Rushkoff, a writer and critique of modern media and technology. Over the years, he has produced the Digital Nation documentary, written Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital…

“The tech revolution has already happened; tech is now mundane” — Meredith Broussard Meredith Broussard’s take on Tech Meredith Broussard is what you might call a digital professional. When it comes to technology, she has tinkered with it all. From building robots as a kid to writing complex computer programs…