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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · 3d

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When: October 8th, 4:00 PM
Where: CASE E330, University of Colorado Boulder
Organized by: MEDLab
Come hear Lia explain how seed collecting became a form of environmental and social organizing—and what we can learn from their locally-rooted approach.

MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · 3d

What if the future of ecosystem restoration isn’t driven by big institutions—but by Indigenous women collecting seeds along Brazil’s rivers? Today, CU Boulder welcomes Lia Domingues of the Xingu Seed Network, sharing how a grassroots movement is reshaping conservation

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · 16d

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Looks Like New – The show that asks old questions about new technology, produced by the Media Economies Design Lab at CU Boulder.

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · 16d

Who will own the future of gig work?

In this episode of Looks Like New, MEDlab Associate Director Júlia Martins speaks with Minsun Ji, Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, about empowering workers to reclaim control over their economic futures.

#MEDlab #COop #Gigwork

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Jul 24

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Jul 24

Who gets to participate in a digital society?

This month on Looks Like New, Julia Martins Rodrigues talks with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee about AI, equity, and what happens when whole communities are left behind. Featuring insights from her book Digitally Invisible.
#MEDlab #AI #Equity

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · May 28

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · May 28

Are you being Trained?

AI is evolving faster than our systems for ownership and data rights. This month on Looks Like New, Andy DiLallo talks with artist & technologist Mat Dryhurst about how DIY music culture informed his vision for transparent, collective AI governance.
#MEDlab #Art #AI

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · May 28

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Apr 24

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Apr 24

Is anything new in influencer marketing?

This month on Looks Like New, MEDlab’s Associate Director Júlia Martins Rodrigues talks with Art Bamford, Ph.D., about how celebrities have changed marketing and advertising throughout history.

#MEDlab #Influencer #Marketing

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Mar 27

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Mar 27

Are our health apps negatively impacting us?

This month on Looks Like New, MEDlab fellow Stephanie Abdalla hosts Anna Müller, who joined us all the way from Brazil to discuss the importance of data control for individuals with uteruses.

#MEDLab #Data #Privacy

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Feb 26

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Feb 26

How is open-source software like magic?

This month on Looks Like New, research fellow Adina Glickstean talks to Coraline Ada Ehmke. Who is dedicated to helping technologists make sense of – and take accountability for – the ethical implications of their work.

#MEDlab #OpenSource #Ethics

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · Feb 26

It only took us 6 years, but @medlabboulder.bsky.social finally has stickers.

Colorful sticker that says Media Economies Design Lab in a circle around an old computer that says "democratic communities" on the screen

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Dec 24

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Dec 24

How has racism held back economic democracy?

This month on, Looks Like New, MEDlab director Nathan Schneider hosted a group conversation of 100+ guests to understand these questions featuring authors Jason Spicer and Jessica Gordon Nembhard.
#MEDlab #StructuralRacism #Economy

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Dec 24

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · Dec 18

I just posted a super-simple how-to guide for online community governance—basically just inviting communities to start with some important, often-neglected basics. If you know anyone who might appreciate this, please share! www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2...

How to Build Governable Spaces for Online Communities

By Kike Arnaiz, via Stocksy United I’ve seen it again and again: A group gets started, gets working on something good an important, and then falls apart because

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · Dec 9

Thanks the brilliant @gorwa.ca for including my book Governable Spaces in this @jacobinmag.bsky.social review essay: jacobin.com/2024/12/inte...

Can Democracy Survive Online?

The dream of a democratic web has turned into a nightmare of moderation crises, content mines, and billionaire overlords. Rebuilding digital spaces for meaningful participation in a post-X future will...

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Nov 28

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Nov 28

Is online life heading into dark forests?

This month on Looks Like New, we at MEDlab spoke with Yancey Stricker, best known as a co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter. About where we can let ourselves be truly creative.

About where to listen below.
#LLNpodcast #MEDLab #Creative #Media

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · Sep 26

please share with any prospective MA/PhD students! Our department is particular strong in media and public engagement. We are also home to world renown labs & centers such as the @medlabboulder.bsky.social, @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social, and the Center for Media, Religion and Culture

Media Studies at CU Boulder @cumediastudies.bsky.social · Sep 26

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MEDLab @ CU Boulder @medlabboulder.bsky.social · Oct 3

Get Our Latest Zine, on Open Source Governance: "Change Is In the Cards" www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2...

Cover of a zine called "Change Is in the Cards: Governance Transitions in Open Source Communities"

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