Lytro markets the images from its light field cameras as “living pictures.” This makes me think of the magical portraits from Harry Potter, their subjects managing door security and popping from frame to frame. (Not the photographs. Harry Potter photographs are pretty much anigifs.) “Living picture” is certainly evocative marketspeak, […]
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Written by Lauren Kapsalakis and Shreeharsh Kelkar, with assistance from Rebecca Perry and Amy Johnson; photography and video by Lan Li; workshop occurred on April 26, 2013. Session 1 of the MIT Sex Trafficking & Technology Workshop. Speakers: Lisa Goldblatt Grace Mary G. Leary Discussant: Kim Surkan Mitali introduces Lisa and Mary. Lisa works with vulnerable young […]
Cowritten with Rebecca Perry, photography & video by Lan Li; workshop occurred on April 26, 2013. The welcome to the MIT Sex Trafficking & Technology Workshop, given by Mitali Thakor. Today’s Sex Trafficking & Technology workshop centers on issues of sex trafficking and labor and human rights, from the viewpoint of activists and […]
[This liveblog was written by J. Nathan Mathias and edited by Amy Johnson and Gabi Schaffzin] Watch live streaming video from knightfoundation at livestream.com Yesterday we saw the incredible innovations of six of this year’s Knight Challenge winners. As if that weren’t enough, we then had the rapid-fire presentations of […]
Watch live streaming video from knightfoundation at livestream.com Yesterday, in the Turning Data into Narrative session, panelists discussed how data can generate or support narratives. Many of the data narratives discussed drew explicitly or implicitly on government-derived datasets, with Dan O’Neil of Smart Chicago suggesting journalists should spend less time […]