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“We don't have time to wait” – on social media, activism, and community building original ↗

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“Hope is a discipline”, and other stories original ↗

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Getting critical with data literacy original ↗

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Hidden Figures - representation, flaws and imperfection original ↗

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The stories we tell ourselves original ↗

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Valuing communities, people and trust original ↗

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Personal responsibilities against normalisation original ↗

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Generations of change original ↗

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The rationality of imposter syndrome original ↗

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Brexit: heartbroken, but not broken original ↗

24 Jun 2016

The potential role of newsletters in community building original ↗

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Group discussions: learnings on facilitation original ↗

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Women tech critics - a reading list original ↗

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Step up, step back original ↗

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International Women's Day: On inspiring with vulnerability original ↗

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Being intentional about what's in our networks original ↗

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Storytelling > data original ↗

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32c3 talk highlights original ↗

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2015 in books original ↗

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Redirecting Github project pages to a custom domain original ↗

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22 Nov 2015

Data journalism: inside the global future original ↗

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Tech, design and intimacy; first thoughts original ↗

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Open communities vs closed communities - what's more inclusive?original ↗

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Mourning in an age of internet original ↗

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Citizen-generated data as a tool for women's rights advocacy in Argentina original ↗

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Chaos Communication Camp: on belonging, and fighting together original ↗

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Representing marginalised communities in data: CCCamp original ↗

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Collusion Episode 3: Food original ↗

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The dark net, victim blaming, and dangers of the internet original ↗

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Collusion, Episode 2: Water original ↗

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The privilege of civic life original ↗

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Algorithms: what are we actually talking about?original ↗

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Big data activism: hack the algorithm!original ↗

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The data revolution needs more than just big data original ↗

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Episode 1 of Collusion: seeds original ↗

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Tech companies responses to the Nepal Earthquake: who are we looking to for help?original ↗

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Data journalism problems in Europe: change the culture, not the technology original ↗

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Telling the story of the Syrian conflict; digital storytelling methods original ↗

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Launching Collusion, our new podcast on power and technology original ↗

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Assessing Impact in data trainings: what we need to do better original ↗

24 Mar 2015

Claiming back digital rights through play and subversion original ↗

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What I learned at the Art and Feminism Wikipedia editathon original ↗

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Responsible Data in Humanitarian Response: my takeaways original ↗

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Responsible Data in the IATI process original ↗

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Data in international development: a look at the (potential) dark side of ICT4D original ↗

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Podcasts: is it time for #listentowomen2015 ?original ↗

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In defence of shiny tools...original ↗

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Technology for people: civic tech, data journalism & ICT4D original ↗

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Developing effective technology tools: less shiny, more useful original ↗

25 Jan 2015

Fear and (in)tolerance in Berlin original ↗

18 Jan 2015

Favourite talks of 31c3 (with a special focus on talks by women)original ↗

4 Jan 2015

31c3: inclusivity, bias and awareness original ↗

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My 50 books of 2014 original ↗

26 Dec 2014

A few more of my favourite things (part 2)original ↗

21 Dec 2014

A few of my favourite things (part 1)original ↗

20 Dec 2014

Majority World Feminism in 2014 original ↗

18 Dec 2014

Racism in Berlin original ↗

23 Nov 2014

Reflections from the OGP Americas Summit original ↗

16 Nov 2014

Band Aid 30- or, why "good intentions" simply don't cut it original ↗

16 Nov 2014

A hunt to find good women writers from Central + South America original ↗

14 Nov 2014

Five kinds of Listening for the global development community original ↗

11 Nov 2014

Happy 100th birthday, Hedy Lamarr! And Wikipedia woes.original ↗

9 Nov 2014

The problem with "evidence-based decision making"original ↗

1 Nov 2014

Setting up a new blog: part 1 original ↗

26 Oct 2014

Feminism in international development original ↗

22 Oct 2014

AdaCamp: spending time with women in open source and technology original ↗

13 Oct 2014

On booksprints, responsible data in development, and diversity original ↗

13 Oct 2014

Courage - it's (still) not just for white men original ↗

22 Sept 2014

The road to hell is paved with brightly coloured bubble maps original ↗

18 Sept 2014

Nerdy presents: building a 'congratulations' site original ↗

12 Sept 2014

Weddings without the gender bias; very much possible, and wonderful!original ↗

31 Aug 2014

Feminist science fiction - on the radio!original ↗

27 Aug 2014