Gita Manaktala
@gita2.bsky.social
Opinions my own and trained on limited data.
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
Find us today at the MIT @medialab.bsky.social — and at Northeastern tomorrow and Sunday — during #infoplus2025 with the latest books on data visualization and design. Looking forward to presentations by authors @kanarinka.bsky.social, @laurenfklein.bsky.social, @dietoff.bsky.social, and others!
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Find us today at the MIT @medialab.bsky.social — and at Northeastern tomorrow and Sunday — during #infoplus2025 with the latest books on data visualization and design. Looking forward to presentations by authors @kanarinka.bsky.social, @laurenfklein.bsky.social, @dietoff.bsky.social, and others!
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
From the transformation of higher education in the age of generative AI to how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence, get a great deal on MIT Press ebooks focused on AI via @humblebundle.com. Purchases support Sandy Hook Promise: www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
From the transformation of higher education in the age of generative AI to how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence, get a great deal on MIT Press ebooks focused on AI via @humblebundle.com. Purchases support Sandy Hook Promise: www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
AI is already being used in the governing of nations around the world, but we have the power to determine if it becomes a tool of oppression or empowerment. Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share five insights from their new book "Rewiring Democracy" with @nextbigidea.com:
Will AI Strengthen or Undermine Democracy?
Co-authors Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share 5 key insights from their new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.
nextbigideaclub.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
AI is already being used in the governing of nations around the world, but we have the power to determine if it becomes a tool of oppression or empowerment. Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share five insights from their new book "Rewiring Democracy" with @nextbigidea.com:
Don’t miss this #infoplus2025 keynote at Northeastern University by @laurenfklein.bsky.social and Tanvi Sharma, two authors of the forthcoming @mitpress.bsky.social book Data by Design.
Introducing the final two Information+ 2025 keynote speakers: Lauren Klein and Tanvi Sharma! 💫
Read about their experiences at:
informationplusconference.com/2025/program/
Read about their experiences at:
informationplusconference.com/2025/program/
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Don’t miss this #infoplus2025 keynote at Northeastern University by @laurenfklein.bsky.social and Tanvi Sharma, two authors of the forthcoming @mitpress.bsky.social book Data by Design.
If you're in Denver today for #ICA25 #ICA2025, stop by the @mitpress.bsky.social booth in the exhibits hall before 3pm to claim a free book. One book per person while they last!
June 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If you're in Denver today for #ICA25 #ICA2025, stop by the @mitpress.bsky.social booth in the exhibits hall before 3pm to claim a free book. One book per person while they last!
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
FYI #ICA25 if you want to get in on the national day of action on Saturday but will be away from your home, here is the Denver event
NO KINGS Denver - Power to the People Activist Fair by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors · No Kings
Location: NOT the West Steps. We'll be in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park (Between the West Steps of the Capitol and Civic Center Park).
Come and get plugged into the organizations that are fighting f...
www.mobilize.us
June 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
FYI #ICA25 if you want to get in on the national day of action on Saturday but will be away from your home, here is the Denver event
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
Greetings from #ICA25 in Denver! Come browse some new books and say hello to our editor @gita2.bsky.social if you'd like to connect.
June 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Greetings from #ICA25 in Denver! Come browse some new books and say hello to our editor @gita2.bsky.social if you'd like to connect.
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
"What my students paradoxically fail to realize, in their zeal to be responsible, is that describing things by certain characteristics rather than others merely because those characteristics are countable is a profoundly subjective decision."
The Myth of Objective Data, by Melanie Feinberg
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.social
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.social
The Myth of Objective Data
When we view objectivity and subjectivity as opposites rather than complements, we distort the empirical realities of data collection.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 30, 2024 at 9:34 PM
"What my students paradoxically fail to realize, in their zeal to be responsible, is that describing things by certain characteristics rather than others merely because those characteristics are countable is a profoundly subjective decision."
Reposted by Gita Manaktala
“Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus says AI must be regulated. He has a plan”.
Today at the WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/cog...
Today at the WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/cog...
Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.
Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:27 PM
“Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus says AI must be regulated. He has a plan”.
Today at the WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/cog...
Today at the WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/cog...