https://civic.mit.edu Creating Technology for Social Change Tue, 02 Jun 2020 19:55:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://civic.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2018/03/cropped-CivicMedia_Symbol_K_RGB-32x32.png https://civic.mit.edu 32 32 https://civic.mit.edu/2020/06/02/from-legislation-to-implementation-exploring-how-to-prototype-privacy-bills-through-human-centered-policymaking-design/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:16:41 +0000 https://civic.mit.edu/?p=2919 From legislation to implementation: Exploring how to prototype privacy bills through human-centered policymaking + design By Anna Chung, Dennis Jen, Jasmine McNealy, Stephanie Nguyen The rise of data privacy breaches and a look into policies that address these challenges “If a parent comes in and says, ‘Oh, I want to renew my son’s books,’ I can’t go on their son’s account without their son’s card. We never look at anyone’s reading history. We cannot tell […]]]> https://civic.mit.edu/2020/05/12/the-rise-of-sourdough/ Tue, 12 May 2020 15:38:14 +0000 https://civic.mit.edu/?p=2890 My first sourdough starter was a dud, and I coveted my coworker’s. I had seen crusty masterpieces from Julia on the #bread channel. This was back in 2016, and after Julia enthusiastically shared her starter with me, I began caring for and baking my own boules. Google News has me figured out and sporadically presents me with breaking sourdough news, including Scientist Says Bread He Baked From 4,500 Year-Old Yeast Is Delicious. I covet. The […]]]>