What we pay attention to, the stories we tell, the groups we belong to, the movements we align ourselves with—these (and more) shape our identities and influence how we think. Explore Tara’s essays investigating how culture and media impact our work and attention.
If competence porn is media that titillates by showing highly skilled people doing their thing, then what could an erotics of competence look like?
Taking time to reread, rewatch, or relisten can be taking time to rediscover yourself.
What really happens when we ask for or give support to the creators we love?
What happens when we confuse a chatbot for a search engine? And why does it matter?
What happens in the tech industry impacts how we communicate, work, and even govern. Adrian Daub’s What Tech Calls Thinking helps us make sense of it all.
