Dr. Laura Forlano

@laura4lano
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Writer. Design Researcher. Professor @Northeastern @NU_CAMD Type 1D. Design, Tech and Radical Futures. Noodle Fanatic, Laser Cut Fashionista and Latin Alternative Rocker.
Dr. Laura ForlanoMay 2, 2024
Check out the video from last week's Criptech & the Art of Access Special Issue Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2SIBblWVlA
And, check out the Special Issue here:
https://leonardo.info/criptech/specialissuegallery
My article, "From Data Doubles to Data Demons: Reflections on a CripTech Collaboration", with interdisciplinary artist Itziar Barrio is here:
https://direct.mit.edu/leon/article-abstract/57/2/132/118776/From-Data-Doubles-to-Data-Demons-Reflections-on-a?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Leonardo Volume 57, Issue 2 Criptech & the Art of Access Special Issue Launch Event

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Dr. Laura ForlanoJan 24, 2024
Cyborg (co-authored with Danya Glabau) is coming out on February 6th! Please pre-order from your favorite bookstore today (thank you!!): https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262547550/cyborg/
Cyborg

A concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political, and embodied.This introduction to cyborg theory pro...

MIT Press
Show threadDr. Laura ForlanoNov 23, 2023
In short, women that criticize science on ethical grounds get disinvited from watching experiments at Cambridge University for 300 years!
Dr. Laura ForlanoNov 23, 2023
For more context around OpenAI re-read pp. 31-32 of Haraway’s Modest_Witness@Second_Millenium.
Dr. Laura ForlanoNov 7, 2023
Its been one month. Over 11,400 lives lost. I’m grateful to everyone that has been posting, protesting, hosting teach-ins and speaking out. #ceasefirenow #notinourname #neveragainisnow #disabilityjustice
Dr. Laura ForlanoNov 7, 2023
A thoughtful and inspiring review of my collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Itziar Barrio by Cassie Packard: https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2023/11/02/artists-cyborg-art-trend #cyborg #criticalfutures #disability
Donna Haraway’s Children: Meet the Dynamic Young Artists Who Are Embracing the Cyborg

A new generation of artists has found inspiration in the cyborg and what it can teach us about destabilizing binaries.

Dr. Laura ForlanoNov 7, 2023
Cover reveal of our new book coming in February 2024 from MIT Press: Cyborg (with co-author Danya Glabau) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262547550/cyborg/
Cyborg

A concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political, and embodied.This introduction to cyborg theory pro...

MIT Press
Dr. Laura ForlanoApr 14, 2023
Show threadDr. Laura ForlanoApr 14, 2023
@aljavieera sorry! At long last, our "Speculative Histories, Just Futures" article is out (final version, open access): https://doi.org/10.1145/3577212 @dr_halpern @NU_CAMD @BurnesCenter
Speculative Histories, Just Futures: From Counterfactual Artifacts to Counterfactual Actions | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

This article engages with history as a speculative space for the purpose of critically engaging with discourses around the politics of technology in HCI. Drawing on approaches within critical design and based on evidence from two different projects, we ...

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
Dr. Laura ForlanoMar 15, 2023
My latest essay "When Things Go Beep in the Night:
The AI system that is keeping me alive is ruining my life." for @datasociety Points Blog https://points.datasociety.net/when-things-go-beep-in-the-night-85318c59b90d
When Things Go Beep in the Night - Data & Society: Points

I am a Type 1 diabetic who uses an AI-driven pump system in order to deliver the insulin I need to stay alive. But the AI system that is keeping me alive is ruining my life. My annual doctor’s visits…

Data & Society: Points
Dr. Laura ForlanoMar 8, 2023
Celebrate International Women’s Day by saying “No” to as many volunteer/unpaid labor “invitations” as possible!!