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2025 in books original ↗

2 Jan 2026

2025

2024 in books original ↗

5 Jan 2025

2024

2023 in books original ↗

4 Jan 2024

2023

2022 in books original ↗

2 Jan 2023

2022

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

11 Nov 2022

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

4 Jul 2022

The contradictions of open source communities and projects original ↗

17 May 2022

Secretly writing/writing secretly original ↗

21 Feb 2022

2021 in books original ↗

2 Jan 2022

2021

2020 in books original ↗

3 Jan 2021

2020

2019 in books original ↗

2 Jan 2020

2019

When does sharing online as form of solidarity, become violence?original ↗

31 Mar 2019

2018 in books original ↗

6 Jan 2019

2017

My favourite books of 2017 original ↗

30 Dec 2017

Understanding different ways of thinking: a story original ↗

9 Apr 2017

Getting critical with data literacy original ↗

12 Feb 2017

Hidden Figures - representation, flaws and imperfection original ↗

22 Jan 2017

The stories we tell ourselves original ↗

8 Jan 2017

2016 in books original ↗

4 Jan 2017

2016

2016: what I've been writing and thinking about original ↗

27 Dec 2016

Valuing communities, people and trust original ↗

11 Dec 2016

Self-censorship in tech and social change original ↗

4 Dec 2016

Processing 2016 original ↗

27 Nov 2016

Personal responsibilities against normalisation original ↗

20 Nov 2016

2 months at Data & Society: my reading list so far original ↗

6 Nov 2016

Oct 2016 - podcast episode favourites original ↗

18 Sept 2016

Generations of change original ↗

18 Sept 2016

The rationality of imposter syndrome original ↗

6 Sept 2016

Brexit: heartbroken, but not broken original ↗

24 Jun 2016

The potential role of newsletters in community building original ↗

12 Jun 2016

Bridging the gap: CSVConf original ↗

14 May 2016

Group discussions: learnings on facilitation original ↗

10 May 2016

Women tech critics - a reading list original ↗

13 Mar 2016

Step up, step back original ↗

13 Mar 2016

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

7 Mar 2016

Being intentional about what's in our networks original ↗

6 Mar 2016

Distributed teams and digital communities, offline original ↗

27 Feb 2016

Storytelling > data original ↗

31 Jan 2016

Responsible Data Visualisation: my food for thought original ↗

18 Jan 2016

Feminist wins from the majority world in 2015 original ↗

10 Jan 2016

32c3 talk highlights original ↗

3 Jan 2016

2015 in books original ↗

2 Jan 2016

2015

Things I learned in 2015 original ↗

31 Dec 2015

Redirecting Github project pages to a custom domain original ↗

27 Dec 2015

A bookworm's journey around South Africa original ↗

20 Dec 2015

Here's what's been going on while Bangladesh blocked social media original ↗

22 Nov 2015

Data journalism: inside the global future original ↗

12 Nov 2015

Tech, design and intimacy; first thoughts original ↗

19 Oct 2015

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

8 Oct 2015

Mourning in an age of internet original ↗

15 Sept 2015

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

11 Sept 2015

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

21 Aug 2015

Representing marginalised communities in data: CCCamp original ↗

16 Aug 2015

Collusion Episode 3: Food original ↗

16 Aug 2015

Bangladesh: a far cry from open government original ↗

7 Aug 2015

Datengarten: tech and data in international development original ↗

26 Jul 2015

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

21 Jul 2015

Collusion, Episode 2: Water original ↗

6 Jul 2015

The privilege of civic life original ↗

2 Jul 2015

Algorithms: what are we actually talking about?original ↗

14 Jun 2015

Big data activism: hack the algorithm!original ↗

22 May 2015

The data revolution needs more than just big data original ↗

17 May 2015

Episode 1 of Collusion: seeds original ↗

10 May 2015

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

27 Apr 2015

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

22 Apr 2015

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

7 Apr 2015

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

7 Apr 2015

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

24 Mar 2015

Claiming back digital rights through play and subversion original ↗

15 Mar 2015

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

8 Mar 2015

Responsible Data in Humanitarian Response: my takeaways original ↗

6 Mar 2015

Responsible Data in the IATI process original ↗

2 Mar 2015

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

22 Feb 2015

Podcasts: is it time for #listentowomen2015 ?original ↗

15 Feb 2015

In defence of shiny tools...original ↗

10 Feb 2015

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

1 Feb 2015

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 ↗

4 Jan 2015

2014

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