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Halenur and I’s midterm was revised to fulfill the required word count. Technology: Smartphones (software/operating system/apps) Salient Identity: Age Brandon Diaz & Halenur Komsul Moore’s Law died in 2011 when a study from Science Magazine revealed that the peak rate of change in the world’s capacity to compute was in 1998. However, that doesn’t meanContinue reading “MIDTERM REVISION”

If you’re about to graduate and/or if you’re applying for jobs: what are some of the issues you’re encountering in your job search process? Are you encountering or thinking about any particular job issues as a minority in technology?  The biggest issue I’ve encountered in my job search process is the reduced number of companiesContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #13: As a Minority in Tech…”

Remedie made it out of the city on foot. It’s dark and she’s disoriented in the woods off the highway. The sirens don’t seem as close as they did yesterday. In fact, she can actually hear her own stomach over them. She tries to feel for a tree or something solid in front of herContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #12: Story Making Workshop”

Please discuss today’s presentation from Michael Higgins, “When Tech Took A Bite Off Our Cities.” How has technology been a positive and negative force in the recent development of the cities Mike discussed? Technology has been a positive force in the recent development of cities through the use of Google Maps being used to “getContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #11: Tech and The Development of Cities”

Please discuss today’s Intro to LGBTQ+ workshop with Chris Woods. Please discuss any new terms, strategies, concepts, or resources that you learned about. Discuss the Breakout Room prompt: How can technology support LGBTQ+ communities in the time of COVID? How can different kinds of living situations be supported? We discussed a bit about heterosexism (believing thatContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #10: LGBTQ+ Workshop”

Please discuss today’s discussion from Raechel Bosch and Jerry Leverette from the NYU Prison Eduation Program. How do you think technology is used for positive and negative ends within the prison system? Allowing incarcerated persons to learn computer science is an incredible way to ensure rehabilitation and increase the amount of doors open for themContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #9: Computer Science and The Incarcerated”

Please discuss the work of today’s guest lecturers. Where do you think their work overlaps? Right off the bat, what makes Michael’s work distinctively different from Uzoma’s is that it is more of face-to-face social work and group work as opposed to Uzoma’s work, which is more digital by design and by the nature ofContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #8: The Wellbeing of Children, Mothers, and the Incarcerated”

Brandon Diaz | Diversity and Technology | Final Paper On the topic of childhood obesity, it may be found that many people point their fingers solely at a child’s diet, personal physical activity level, and foodscape to blame. Whether it be that the child may live in a low-income neighborhood (where fast food is moreContinue reading “Overlooked and Underestimated: The Obesogenic Environment”

Lander Bosch: How do different environmental factors affect child wellbeing? What are some of the factors and metrics that are used to measure child wellbeing in the built environment? What kinds of technologies does Lander use to research this issue? Different environmental factors affecting a child’s wellbeing:– Active travel to school leads to less childhoodContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #7: Child Wellbeing & Mapping Slums”

Reflect on the experiences and insights shared by Chancey Fleet and Max Evans in their talks. What does Chancey mean by “dark patterns in accessibility?” Chancey describes the term “dark patterns” as “[something that] is designed to exclude you. It keeps you from collaborating; it slows you down. It’s demoralizing. Sometimes it means that youContinue reading “Phase 2, Blog Post #6: Dark Patterns and Ceding Authority to Algorithms”