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[Petit Fours #396] On the work of AI, time banking, and the forgotten protocol

August 12, 2024

Hi, all! Here’s what I’d like to share with you today, as I begin my return to work after the summer break: #1 We are organising a one-day workshop at CSCW...

[Petit Fours #395] On fleeting alliances, mechanical sympathy, and feminist tech

Hi, everyone! Before this newsletter goes on summer break until mid-August, there are a few more things I want to share: #1 Our new journal article Fleeting...

[Petit Fours #394] On slop, care platforms, and designing movement

Hi, everyone, and happy midsummer week! Here’s what I’d like to share with you: #1 Likely a little late to the game, I’ve learned a new word – slop – that I...

[Petit Fours #393] On rethinking psychology, data visualization, and human–robot interaction

Hi, all! Without further ado, here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 For those of you social psychologically inclined, this free webinar on June 18 should be...

[Petit Fours #392] On parenthood, disability, and sustainable travel stories

Hi, everyone! Over the past week, most of my reading has been in the from of reviewing NordiCHI manuscripts. While I am not allowed to say anything about...

[Petit Fours #391] On AI, qualitative research, and public trust

Hi, all! Inspired by last week’s discussions with Mary L. Gray, Alex Taylor, and my local colleagues, here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 The Intersection...

[Petit Fours #390] On technology-mediated marketplaces, algorithmic management of work and health, and participation

Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 There are lots of papers worth reading in the CHI Proceedings, but one I particularly want to highlight...

[Petit Fours #389] On CHI 2024 proceedings, the monstrous costs of AI, and Exit to Community Stories

Hi, all! This week, there’s no lack of fresh-off-the-press things to read: #1 CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing...

[Petit Fours #388] On frugal collaboration, models on top of models, and failed platform co-ops

Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 I’m happy and proud to share that Fleeting Alliances and Frugal Collaboration in Piecework: A Video-...

[Petit Fours #387] On ethical responsibility, curiosity, and surviving the AI summer

Hi, all! As the cherry tree outside our window is about to bloom, here’s what I’ve got for you: #1 Now on my ‘want-to-read’ list: Keywords of the Datafied...

[Petit Fours #386] On problematisation, planned obsolescence, and nyttosvenska

Hi, everyone! As I’m digesting last week’s avalanche of paper reviews from DIS and CSCW (the good, the bad, and the ugly…), here’s what I’ve got for you: #1...

[Petit Fours #385] On Halfway to the Future, BusinessTown, and Talking about Machines

Hi, all! While the weather calls for a hot cup of chai, here's what I'd like to share with you: #1 Recently, I've been reading Julian E. Orr's book Talking...

[Petit Fours #384] On worker data science, aligning interests, and taking a break

Hi, everyone! Without further ado, here's what I've got for you today: #1 Digital worker inquiry and the critical potential of participatory worker data...

[Petit Fours #383] On user reviews of the first digital contraceptive, believable space, and crushing the interface

Hi, all! After a few glorious days offline, here's what I've got for you: #1 Natural Cycles has written a short summary about my colleagues' excellent...

[Petit Fours 382] On software automation, human labor, and figuring out why one is writing

Hi, all! It's the final week of Q1/2024 (that went fast!) and here's what I want to share with you: #1 Amidst the ongoing hype, here's a timely question:...

[Petit Fours 381] On care-ful data studies, public values, and the interactive nature of accessibility

Sunny greetings from Stockholm! Here's what I've got for you today: #1 Care-ful data studies: or, what do we see, when we look at datafied societies through...

[Petit Fours 380] On bodywork, trust, and food delivery workers as infrastructure

Hi, all! This week, along with other things, I'm happy to announce two new research articles that will come out at CHI 2024 (pre-prints will go up soon). #1...

[Petit Fours 379] On convivencia, frontiers, and Freedom

Hi, all! Without further ado, here's what I'd like to share with you this week: #1 Here's a thoughtful, thorough interview about how to get work done in "a...

[Petit Fours 378] On becoming more capable, documenting research with video, and Wage Against the Machine

February 26, 2024

Hi, everyone! Here's what I've got for you this week: #1 Check out our new, short video about the Digital Futures Drone Arena which will give a feel of the...

[Petit Fours 377] On sustainable HCI, troubling automated practices, and working as a dispatcher

February 19, 2024

Hello, world! New week, new platform, same old Petit Fours. Here's what I've got for you today: #1 Check out the Call for Abstracts to the Revaluing...