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Bitching Betty Speaks: How Talking Machines Got Their Gendered Voices From the cockpit to consumer tech, synthetic voices shed light on the deep-rooted gender biases embedded in our technologies.

By Sarah A. Bell

I Made a Video Game of “The Artist Is Present.” Marina Abramović Couldn’t Sit Through It. What seemed at first like a simple game about waiting turned into a study in design focused on time, endurance, and audience experience.

By Pippin Barr

Roxane Gay: Intentional, Home For too long, I yearned to feel less like a stranger in a strange land and more like someone who is, finally, home.

By Roxane Gay

The Anti-Capitalist Case for Standards In a capitalist world, the often-overlooked systems of technical standards offer a rare example of economic collaboration that prioritizes the public good over profit.

By Jeffrey Pomerantz & Jason Griffey

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