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Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Our #educhi2025 papers are available now! Also, the conference has just started (today is the pedagogy workshop educhi2025.educhi.org). I'm excited about my paper, which is about using amoeba drawings to encourage sketching and prototyping within ambiguous problem spaces dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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The Ambiguity Amoeba and other Metaphors: Teaching Students to Sketch and Prototype Through Uncertainty | Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on HCI Education

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Great to be at #dis2025! My work as a workshops co-chair is done, but looking forward to presenting a new method “Anti-Heroes” created with friend and collaborator, Shruthi Chivukula, on Wednesday. #ethics #ethicaldeliberation dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Anti-Heroes: A Role-Based Method to Encourage Ethical Deliberation | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

It is a very pretty book! Looking forward to it being officially published next month 🎉❤️

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Anna R L Carter @annarlcarter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

The Geordie crew & our honorary Geordies at #CHI2025! Great talks, deep chats, joyful singing, catching up with old friends & making new ones. @kylemontague.bsky.social @pamogranite.bsky.social @shaunlawson.bsky.social @katherinej.bsky.social @altoombs.bsky.social @graydesign.bsky.social

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Max L Wilson @drmaxlwilson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

After receiving a standing ovation, she is answering Q&A: her comments are that we need to think of AI as a friend - rather than a tool. She sees AI as a child - and we need to be kind to nurture it as it grows. #chi2025

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Max L Wilson @drmaxlwilson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

With this perspective - she has he best part of 5000 people gripped as she reflects on what AI will do for people in this culture as they approach 100 years old. #chi2025

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Carla Griggio @carlagriggio.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Masako Wakamiya's keynote is a beautiful love letter to technology appropriation. Loved her stories about turning "Office" into a playground #chi2025

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Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Congratulations to the team who made the KaraokAI interactivity exhibit for winning the popular vote!!! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... @annarlcarter.bsky.social #chi2025 #interactivity

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Ana Henriques presenting our work on Feminist Care Ethics at #chi2025! Such cool work with a the outcome of a toolkit which we hope will be useful to relationally engage in complex research contexts. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Ana presenting the title slide of the presentation on a feminist care ethics toolkit and holding up an honorable mention award.

Slide with Joan Tronto’s face; she emailed Ana about this work recently!

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Center for Advanced Internet Studies @cais-research.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🎌 CAIS in Japan: Breaking the Scroll Spell Presented at #CHI2025, this paper explores why some strategies to curb endless scrolling work while others don’t - revealing that factors like mood, location, & tiredness play a key role. 🔗https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.11814 @hheuer.bsky.social | @chi.acm.org

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

@uxp2lab.bsky.social’s Ritika Gairola rocking her first #chi2025 poster on public policy and HCI! She attracted a crowd quickly and is rocking it 🎉. Read more here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Ritika Gairola posing in front of her poster at CHI

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Fabulous talk on Roblox harms by Yubo Kou! Really important findings to consider risks at the platform level. #chi2025 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Presentation including discussion points relating to normalizing harm and grooming at a platform scale.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I made a site to show all the trans/queer content at #CHI2025. There are 13 papers on Monday alone! padlet.com/haimson/chi

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Wise words on surviving a large conference like #chi2025. Over 5000 attendees this year! 🤯

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Excited to welcome @uxp2lab.bsky.social Ritika Gairola and @c-cilab.bsky.social Tilar DeVine to their first #chi2025 with @altoombs.bsky.social!

Tilar and Ritika smiling in their seats as they wait for the start of the opening plenary.

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

On the way to #chi2025 with @altoombs.bsky.social! Our first time to Japan 🇯🇵 🎉

Austin and Colin waiting at the airport for our first flight.

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We are excited to run a SIG at #chi2025 with a focus on #darkpatterns, building on our previous organizational efforts. Consider joining us to chat about regulation, cross-cultural perspectives, and more with a simply delightful organizing team. 🎉

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

It’s quite surreal to see my 2018 paper on #darkpatterns reach 1000 citations. We initially only hoped to galvanize local support among designers and HCI scholars, but I’m super proud of the impact this work has had on law, regulation, and ethics! 🎉 @uxp2lab.bsky.social

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Sarah Gilbert @sarahagilbert.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Cis folks need to read this powerful essay by @haimson.bsky.social to better understand what trans people in the US are going through right now (and as Oliver points out, issues are compounded for trans PoC, immigrants, students, etc.). Travel is just the tip of the iceberg time.com/7272324/tran...

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The Fear of Traveling as a Trans Person

Oliver L. Haimson explains how U.S. policies and identification technologies limit travel for trans Americans.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

For those who will be at #CHI2025, hope you can join us for the CHI Queers Meetup! It will be on Monday 4/28 at a space near the conference. RSVP: tinyurl.com/chiqueers

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C·CI Lab @c-cilab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Looking for more online groups where people genuinely connect. We’re expanding our study on subtle acts of support in online communities and are looking for new groups to observe. If you're part of such a group or you moderate one, please consider joining our study! c-cilab.com/subtle-acts-...

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Subtle Acts of Support in Online Communities – community-computer interaction lab

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I'm excited to announce the official publication of our book, Universal Methods of Ethical Design with co-author Sai Shruthi Chivukula! We hope it inspires a new generation of designers in being more ethically aware and able to act. You can purchase the book here: geni.us/UMED/

Colin is smiling, standing in a brightly lit living room holding a copy of Universal Methods of Ethical Design.

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Katie Seaborn (Aspire Lab) @aspirelab.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Join our hybrid SIG on Global Perspectives on Design Ethics and Regulatory Action for Dark Commercial Patterns at #chi25 🌐 #dpsig25 #darkpatterns #ダークパターン #userdeception chi2025.darkpatternsresearchandimpact.com

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Page One Media @pageonem.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Happy Pub Day to TRANS TECHNOLOGIES by @haimson.bsky.social from @mitpress.bsky.social Dr. Haimson’s book is a fascinating deep dive into the world of trans technologies, i.e. technologies that address the unique needs and challenges faced by trans people. #newbooktuesday #literarypr

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Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Got my copy of "Universal Methods of Ethical Design" by Sai Shruthi Chivukula and Colin M. Gray in the mail and I'm excited to read it! I might be a little biased, though. @graydesign.bsky.social (I don't think Shruthi is on Bluesky) www.linkedin.com/posts/chivuk...

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Chivukula Sai Shruthi on LinkedIn: #bnpreorder

Are you ready to design for good? colin gray and I are excited to share UNIVERSAL METHODS OF ETHICAL DESIGN: 100 Ways to Become More Ethically Aware…

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Will Morrison @wamorrison95.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

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Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 29/01/2025

Got a work inbox full of banana republic bullshit like this. “Please work with your institutional research office to assist you in complying with the Executive Orders.” Absolutely not.

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MESSAGE to the NSF PI Community,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-25-13, issued on January 27, 2025, directs all Federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of their financial assistance programs to determine programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by the recent Executive Orders. Therefore, all review panels, new awards, and all payments of funds under open awards will be paused as the agency conducts the required reviews and analysis. NSF has created an Executive Order Implementation webpage to ensure the widest dissemination of information and updates.
We will continue to communicate with you as we receive additional guidance.
All NS grantees must comply with these Executive Orders, and any other relevant Executive Orders issued, by ceasing all non-compliant grant and award activities. Executive Orders are posted at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential= actions/. In particular, this may include, but is not limited to conferences, trainings, workshops, considerations for staffing and participant selection, and any other grant activity that uses or promotes the use of DEIA principles and frameworks or violates Federal anti-discrimination laws. Please work with your institutional research office to assist you in complying with the Executive Orders. You can also direct your questions through the form on this NSF webpage.
Thank you for your work advancing science, engineering, technology and innovation for our nation.
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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Moving my lab's profile! Keep an eye on this account for future updates on our research. 🎉

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I am non-binary. And I’m terrified. And angry. The echoes of what we now see in the new administration worry me to my core. **Some reflections on all of the feelings from this past week here (until I find a better home for them)**: www.facebook.com/colinmgray/p...

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I am non-binary. And I’m terrified. And angry. Not necessarily (or always) for myself—I’m a tenured professor in a secure job, I have supportive colleagues, a house and reasonable financial...

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Happy new year! We are delighted to announce the next iteration of EduCHI from 30 July-1 August, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana hosted by @IULuddy. Our initial call for participation, including key dates, is now available at educhi2025.educhi.org #hcieducation #educhi

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EduCHI 2025 – July 30 – Aug 1, 2025 | Indiana University, Bloomington

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Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

@graydesign.bsky.social and I might be doing too much with this Wicked-themed New Years gathering…

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I’ve created a starter pack for #darkpatterns and deceptive design researchers (including people doing tech ethics and regulation too)! I’m still discovering my collaborators and friends here, so if I missed you, please nominate yourself here to be added 🎉 go.bsky.app/QDumFq

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Congrats to the amazing Dr. Sanchez Chamorro (@laststrawberry.bsky.social) on her successful PhD defense at University of Luxembourg yesterday! For #darkpatterns scholars, her thesis on digital vulnerability is an absolute must read.

Photo of Lorena and her committee members standing in front of a tv screen with her thesis title.

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Flying to Luxembourg for @laststrawberry.bsky.social’s dissertation defense! Can’t wait to reconnect with Lorena and other amazing #darkpatterns scholars on this trip. I’m also giving a talk at Utrecht University on Wednesday and another talk at Radboud University (iHub) on Friday while in Europe. 🎉

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

FTC workshop 25 Feb 2025. ‘The Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids’ Time Online’ “to examine the use of design features on digital platforms aimed at keeping kids, including teens, online longer and coming back more frequently.” www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

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The Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids’ Time Online

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a virtual workshop on February 25, 2025, to examine the use of design features on digital platforms aimed at keeping kids, including teens, online longer and

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

I had the privilege of being interviewed by @MariePotelSavil of fairpatterns.org about my work on #darkpatterns. Consider listening to our discussion of how to build a common language to fight back against these problematic design practices! shows.acast.com/6409c2f78945...

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How might we create a common language on dark patterns? | Fighting dark patterns - regain your free ...

From dark to fair patterns : how to avoid manipulating users online ?

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