The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives
with Jen Schradie
Assistant Professor, Observatoire Sociologique du Changement (OSC) at Sciences Po
Co-Sponsored by CITRIS and the Banatao InstituteRead more
21 Oct, 2019
Commons Conversations
On the Fringe of Minitel: Alternative Uses of a State-Sponsored Communications Network A Participatory Masterclass
with Julien Mailland
Associate Professor of Telecommunications, Indiana University Media School Read more
20 Mar, 2019
History & Theory
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
with Safiya Umoja Noble
University of California, Los Angeles Co-sponsored by the CITRIS Policy LabRead more
18 Mar, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
On Digital Colonialism and 'Other' Futures
with Morehshin Allahyari
Artist, New York In partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series, the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Stanford UniversityRead more
25 Sep, 2017
Art, Tech & Culture
World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech
with Frank Foer
National correspondent for The Atlantic and fellow at the New America Foundation. Presented in partnership with the Graduate School of JournalismRead more
02 Apr, 2017
Art, Tech & Culture
Mediating Reality: The New Role of Visual Journalism - CANCELED
with Richard Koci Hernandez, Emmy award-winning innovator in journalism and multimedia Read more
28 Nov, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
Deep Dreams: Between Inspiration and Hallucination
Mike Tyka in conversation with Josette MelchorRead more
26 Nov, 2016
Special Events
"Local Code" Book Launch: a Conversation & Reading
Unnatural: People, Energy and Materials in Three Acts
Ronald Rael is an applied architectural researcher, author, design entrepreneur, and thought leader in the fields of additive manufacturing and earthen architecture Read more
02 Nov, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
Working the Stack: Exploits, Topologies, Ontologies
with Julian Oliver, a New Zealander, Critical Engineer and artist based in Berlin Read more
29 Mar, 2014
Special Events
Impossible Hackathon
We're bringing wifi, food, API's, an amazing community... You bring ideas help this "economy of kindness" Read more
11 Dec, 2012
Special Events
Hawking, Incorporated: Stephen Hawking and the Anthropology of the Knowing Subject
A discussion in celebration of Hacia Mialet's book, Hawking, Incorporated. Featuring David Bates (Rhetoric) and Cori Hayden (Anthropology) Read more
06 Sep, 2012
History & Theory
Applied Topology
with Geoff Manaugh, author of BLDGBLOG and former senior editor of Dwell magazine Read more
23 Jan, 2012
Special Events
Social Media and Peer Learning: From Mediated Pedagogy to Peeragogy
with Howard Rheingold, independent scholar at Stanford's Department of Communication Read more
06 Sep, 2011
History & Theory
Technology as the Architect of our Intimacies
with Sherry Turkle -- pioneering technologist; professor, author, consultant, researcher and licensed clinical psychologist Read more
26 May, 2023
How Parenting Tech Opens the Door to State Surveillance by Hannah Zeavin
Published in Wired, the article explores the history and implications of parental surveillance technologies, focusing on baby monitors. Read more
03 Feb, 2023
Jen Schradie on a Bottom Up Approach to Disinformation Research
Digital disinformation is changing society, but the societal 3 C's (class, community, and context) are changing disinformation, too. Read more
02 Mar, 2022
BCNM Around the Web March 2022
Check out the great work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web this March! Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Ken Goldberg Featured in the San Francisco Examiner
Veronica Irwin introduces the Berkeley professor who’s helping robots get a grip. Read more
08 May, 2021
Ken Goldberg's Ambi Robotics Emerges from Stealth
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15 Mar, 2021
BCNM Around the Web March 2021
Check out the amazing work of our alumni around the web this March! Read more
21 Dec, 2020
BCNM Fall 2020: Events In Review
We’re so thankful to everyone who tuned in for our events this past semester. Keep reading for a round-up of our events and speakers! Read more
16 Dec, 2020
danah boyd on Why the US Govt Needs a VP of Engineering Not a CTO
danah boyd recently wrote an article on Linkedin titled "The US Federal Government Needs a VP of Engineering, not a CTO." Read more
15 Dec, 2020
Abigail De Kosnik on the Platinum Age of Piracy
Abigail De Kosnik recently wrote an article for Wired titled "2021 Will Launch the Platinum Age of Piracy." Read more
01 Dec, 2020
Xiaowei Wang interviewed by Severance author Ling Ma in Wired
Xiaowei Wang recently spoke with Ling Ma on their book Blockchain Chicken Farm for Wired. Read more
24 Feb, 2020
Jane McGonigal on Entering the Lottery
Jane McGonigal writes on the benefits of entering the lottery for Wired. Read more
24 Dec, 2019
Trevor Paglen’s ImageNet Roulette
ALum Trevor Paglen and Kate Crawford created ImageNet Roulette, a new art piece that has stirred controversy and accolades across the globe. Read more
20 Dec, 2019
BCNM Around the Web December 2019
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni! Read more
02 Nov, 2019
BCNM Around the Web November 2019
More in the media from faculty Ken Goldberg, Alex Saum, Claudia von Vacano and Jacob Gaboury; and alumni Trevor Paglen, Bo Ruberg, Alenda Chang and Jen Schradie. Read more
09 Jul, 2019
HTNM 2018-2019 In Review
Check out the highlights and videos from this incredible program, featuring Molly Steenson and Safiya Noble! Read more
04 Jul, 2019
Jen Schradie's The Revolution that Wasn't in Wired
Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't is featured in Wired's "14 Must-Read Books of the Summer." Read more
Abigail De Kosnik in Wired on Unofficial Recordings
Abigail De Kosnik was mentioned in Wired's article about how unofficial recordings have flowered in the 21st century. Read more
05 Nov, 2018
Alum Jane McGonigal Creates Ethical Toolkit
Jane McGonigal developed a toolkit to help keep many large Silicon Valley tech companies, as well as start-ups, keep their priorities and ethics in check. Read more
16 Jul, 2018
Help Ken Goldberg's Dex-Net Improve!
Wired magazine shares how we can enhance robots' ability to grasp through submitting object designs to Ken Goldberg's Dex-Net. Read more
30 Apr, 2018
Ken Goldberg Quoted in Wired on Robot Manipulation
Ken Goldberg was quoted in "A Robot Does the Impossible: Assembling an Ikea Chair Without Having a Meltdown" in Wired.Read more
06 Mar, 2018
Goldberg and da Vinci Robot in Wired
Ken Goldberg and the da Vinci robot's surgical potential was featured in Wired.Read more
06 Feb, 2018
Ken Goldberg on Robot Renaissance in Wired
Goldberg was quoted in "Your Online Shopping Habit is Fueling a Robotics Renaissance" in Wired. Read more
02 Feb, 2018
Ken Goldberg on Multiplicity in Wired
Goldberg was featured in "Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let's Talk about the Multiplicity" in Wired, on the rise of robot-human multiplicity. Read more
05 Dec, 2017
Ken Goldberg Quoted on Kuri and Home Robotics in Wired
BCNM's Ken Goldberg was quoted in Wired on robotic help in the home. Read more
05 Dec, 2017
Trevor Paglen and Art in the Age of Mass Surveillance in The Guardian
BCNM alum and artist Trevor Paglen and his art were featured on an article on art in the age of mass surveillance in The Guardian. Read more
28 Nov, 2017
ATC Video Now Online: Frank Foer
Couldn't make it out to the Arts Technology Culture colloquium with Frank Foer and Nicholas Thompson back in September? The video of their dialogue about big tech is now online! Read more
08 Nov, 2017
Ken Goldberg on RoBhat Labs in Daily Cal
Ken Goldberg is quoted in a Daily Cal article about RoBhat Labs and their latest Google Chrome extension release, Botcheck.me. Read more
22 Oct, 2017
Revisited: Frank Foer, "World Without Mind"
Revisiting Frank Foer's ATC speaker event about his new book, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.Read more
02 Aug, 2017
Ken Goldberg at Autodesk Design Night
Goldberg's research project on cloud-connected robots discussed at the Autodesk Gallery in downtown SF! Read more
18 Jul, 2017
Koci Hernandez Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Richard Koci Hernandez adds yet another distinguished title to his name: Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Journalism, with tenure! Read more
18 Jul, 2017
Ken Goldberg at MIT Robotics Conference
The professor of Robotics, Automation, and New Media spent time at MIT last week for a conference on robots. Read more
Ohmni TeleRobot Harnesses 20 Year-Old Research from Eric Paulos
Research from Eric Paulos’ 20 year-old PRoP research group is still creating products! Read more
01 Aug, 2016
Bonnie Ruberg and 'Doing it for free'
Alumna Bonnie Ruberg had her article 'Doing it for free: digital labour and the fantasy of amateur online pornography' published in a special issue Read more
25 Feb, 2016
Ken Goldberg Comments on Atlas for Wired
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03 Nov, 2015
Revisited: Network Surveillance, Workshop with Julian Oliver
In collaboration with the School of Information on October 30th Read more
06 Jul, 2015
Björn Hartmann Receives Teaching Award
01 Jul, 2015
Aclima Out of Stealth
Aclima designs and deploys environmental sensor networks. Read more
29 Apr, 2015
Announcing our Spring 2015 Graduating Class
We'll miss their energy and their intellectual curiosity around BCNM, but wish them all the best in their new endeavors and look forward to the amazing intellectual, artistic, and technological contributions we know they will produce Read more
29 Oct, 2013
Revisited: Creating Minds
Creating Minds, an academic conference on reading and writing in the digital age had over 300 attendees throughout the day's talks and panels! Read more
