“Who benefits from space exploration? Certainly not you. Certainly not the poor. Certainly not the marginalized. Certainly not our planet’s ecosystems.”
Author: Vanessa Taylor
Twitter’s anti-abuse filter for DMs may not actually help stop harassment on the platform
It’s time for Twitter to stop putting the onus on individual users to prevent their own abuse.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship aims to eventually take people to Mars
With climate crises increasing around the world, Musk’s hopes to send people to space may seem tempting — and he’s not alone in his pursuit.
Hyde Makes Navigating Reproductive Health Care Even Harder for Black Muslims
Though Black Muslims account for a fifth of all U.S. Muslims, conversations around Hyde and reproductive health-care access have failed to take their experiences into account.
Sarah Silverman still doesn’t get how to talk about blackface
And she doesn’t seem to understand cancel culture, either.
Following Ilhan Omar Coverage, Yemeni Bodega Owners Are Boycotting the New York Post
In this op-ed, writer Vanessa Taylor reports on how a Yemeni bodega boycott of the New York Post is a reaction to the publication’s coverage of Ilhan Omar.
Can Artificial Intelligence Really Read Your Emotions?
As the technology shows, pseudosciences will adapt themselves to new technologies, if given the chance.
Did Philando Castile Die In Vain?
Three years later, there are still more questions than answers.
One Of The Country’s Major Suppliers Of Police Body Cameras Has Banned Facial Recognition. But That Isn’t Enough
Axon may have tried to paint itself as doing some good by creating this ethics board, but the best thing the company could do is not exist.
With Amazon’s New Drone Patent, The Company’s Relationship With Surveillance Is About To Get Even More Complicated
“What we have here is a perfect marriage between law enforcement and one of the world’s biggest companies creating conditions for a society that few people want to be a part of,”