iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves @imaginaries.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

How is Sam Altman's World infrastructuring a post-democratic AI future? In this paper published in AI & Society, @laura4lano.bsky.social and I analyse how World's value is built on sociotechnical fictions & existential risk narratives that advance a cyberlibertarian transition. tinyurl.com/c8kt4bbz

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

World (formerly Worldcoin) is Silicon Valley’s latest gambit to fuse biometric surveillance with finance under the guise of "saving" humanity. Our article of the week dissects World as a paradigmatic case of cyberlibertarian technopolitics. By @laura4lano.bsky.social et al. buff.ly/TXMUAce

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I'm extremely honored to be delivering a talk, "Designing Consequences: On Living Well with Machines", as part of this Distinguished Lecture Series. Former speakers include some of my academic heroines Lucy Suchman and Helen Nissenbaum. www.hcde.washington.edu/distinguishe...

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Distinguished Lecture Series

The Distinguished Lecture Series at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering brings leading experts in the fields of human-centered design to the University of Washington to spark new ide...

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Danya Glabau @allergyphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Here's my @mitpress.bsky.social book CYBORG, with @laura4lano.bsky.social We situate cyborgs in history, pop culture, and technology, update 1980s/90s cyborg theory for the 2020s, and offer a final list of principles for living well with technology mitpress.mit.edu/978026254755...

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Cyborg

This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. C...

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Laura Splan @laurasplan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

📸 New pix up from premiere of "Cryptic Lineages" commissioned by Museum of the Moving Image. 🙌Thanks to curator ‪@reginaharsanyi.bsky.social‬ for the opportunity and to @laura4lano.bsky.social‬ & ‪@allergyphd.bsky.social‬ for joining me in conversation after. www.laurasplan.com/projects/cry...

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"Cryptic Lineages" at Museum of the Moving Image • Laura Splan

multimedia performance screening commissioned for

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The special Focus section was edited by Chris Anderson and David Stark drawing on talks from COI@25, a conference celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Center on Organizational Innovation at Columbia University in New York City.

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The issue includes wonderful contributions by Balazs Vedres, Gernot Grabher, Magdalena Gil, Zsuzsanna Vargha and Mariann Györke, Joan H. Robinson, Fabian Muniesa and Lucas Graves.

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I was honored to contribute this tiny provocation, "CybORGs. Cybernetic Organisms and Cybernetic Organizations", to the new issue of Sociologica: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2025) | Sociologica

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I literally have the best job in the world! As a professor, my job is basically to believe in people so that they can do their most exciting work. I feel so fortunate to be able to mentor & collaborate with so many smart, creative & cool people everyday.

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I know there are more important things going on in the world but what’s the deal with “hotel tissues”: Why are there always only 3 left in the box?

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I heard something was happening over here.

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I had a seriously difficult time this year figuring out what was an April Fool’s Day post, and what was reality.

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Jeanette Schofield @itzjeanette.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

3:00 PM – Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on our Humanity, Brandeis Marshall @brandeismarshall.bsky.social 4:00 PM – Cyborg, Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social 5:00 PM – Social Hour & Audience Book Discussion 6:00 PM – Event Close

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Dan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

If you are faculty (especially one with any degree of money or status), you must join AAUP. Members fund our lawsuits against Trump, access resources to learn how to fight, receive free legal consultations and referrals in case they're targeted, and return a portion of dues to their local.

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Yelena Gluzman @gluzmania.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I do indeed! Indebted to the wonderful syllabi and materials she puts on her website. When I had to design my first ever STS course, her experiments and activities were a major inspiration. I have Danya's and @laura4lano.bsky.social's new book on my to-read pile... mitpress.mit.edu/978026254755...

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Cyborg

A concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political, and embodied.This introduction to cyborg theory pro...

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Danya Glabau @allergyphd.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

heyyyyyy friends I'm back, and with a new book! CYBORG is out February 6th with @laura4lano.bsky.social, preorders available via @mitpress.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/978026254755...

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Laura Forlano @laura4lano.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Cyborg (co-authored with @allergyphd.bsky.social) is coming out on February 6th! Please pre-order from your favorite bookstore today (thank you!!): mitpress.mit.edu/978026254755... And, B&N is offering 25% on all pre-orders to Premium Members with the code: PREORDER25.

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