The roots of digital racism date back to 19th-century railroads

Illustration: Currier and Ives / National Gallery of Art. Article by Jenn Stroud Rossmann and B.R. Cohen. Fast Company – October 9, 2021.

Addressing the inequality baked into today’s algorithms requires excavation of technology’s layered history.

Americans’ introspective gaze is not what you’d call “unflinching.” The flinch, especially from matters of race and racism, is kind of our thing. But recently, even well-practiced flinchers have seen things that are hard to ignore. We’ve noticed new maps showing local viral and thermal hot zones that traced […]

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