Caroline Sinders is an American artist and researcher, focusing on the intersection between technology, design and human interaction. The work brings her into fields of activism, journalism, regulation, art and communication, and she is regularly exploring topics like feminism and inclusion in the context of AI and machine learning. We met her at the Gather …
What is a meme and how can it be used as a marketing tool – or even become part of a business model? Liz Hagelthorn is one of the world’s leading experts when it comes to viral social media growth and the monetization of memes. But she also has a long – and personal – relationship with …
Casey Hudetz is a Chicago-based designer and filmmaker. Over the past few years, he has been exploring technological development with the help of human pop culture and storytelling. One of his projects is called The BEAR Test, and is his attempt to create a new ”Turing Test” with the popular children’s book I Want My Hat Back by Jon …
China is currently rolling out its Social Credit System, in which citizens receive a score based on their behavior online and offline. But as Andie Zhang points out, the ordinary Chinese citizen doesn’t seem to mind – in fact, many people welcome the initiative. It’s a matter of trading privacy for convenience, and isn’t this …
Sami Niemelä is creative director at the Finnish design agency Nordkapp, where he helps companies and brands reach their desired futures. We met Sami after his much appreciated talk on the topic ”Fake it til you make it” at the Gather 2019 conference in Stockholm. Listen to our conversation and learn more about the futures …
Dr Elizabeth Jochum is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University in Denmark. She also conducts research at the Research Laboratory for Art and Technology, where she looks at the integration of robotics in the arts sector, mainly dance and choreography. Having worked extensively with robotics over the past decade, …
Paulina Modlitba är en riktig spindel i nätet för många i tech-Sverige. Som affärsutvecklare, programbokare, moderator och föreläsare arbetar hon ständigt med att vårda sitt expansiva nätverk. Hon är bland annat hjärnan bakom Gather Festivals spännande talarbokningar, och har ett förflutet inom bland annat MIT Media Lab och Tocaboca. Paulina ser gränsöverskridande samtal och konstellationer …