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In her essay examining the intersection of fat activism and technology, Joy Cox reflects on the rise of public concern over weight gain during the pandemic and how social media, brands, and apps spread these fears. She argues that to counter this worry over weight increases, we ought to accept that our bodies change and acknowledge the shortcomings of current weight loss apps that equate thinness with healthiness. Cox explains that apps and other health technologies need to listen to people living in larger bodies to develop more inclusive and holistic health technologies.
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the efforts of Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) to ban most abortions after 15 weeks nationwide materialized the worst fears of […]
By Kim GallonJoy Cox is an author, researcher, and speaker with a PhD in communication from Rutgers University with an emphasis on organizational communication and its impact on marginalized groups. Dr. Cox […]
Healthcare IT and security professionals have spoken. Ponemon listened. In this study sponsored by Proofpoint, Ponemon surveyed 641 people responsible for security strategies – including setting IT cybersecurity priorities, managing […]
By New Ponemon ReportLife, death and data. AI’s capacity to support research on human health is real. But so are the harms of biased datasets and misdiagnoses. How can AI developers build healthier […]
By MozillaIn the tech policy space, people with disabilities face many problems. Artificial intelligence (AI) biases have created disparate outcomes in automated hiring, while surveillance technology such as automated test proctoring […]
By Samantha Lai and Alex EnglerA Sawyer Seminar on Precision and Uncertainty in a World of Data sponsored by the Department of History of Medicine, Department of Anthropology, Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine, […]
As more activities move online, our understanding of cybersecurity must evolve to stay ahead of emerging threats to public health and security. The digital market for illegal recreational substances shows […]
By Martin Ignacio Díaz VelásquezHear perspectives from Krystal Tsosie, co-founder of the first U.S. Indigenous-led biobank, and from members of a working group that convened this past fall to explore the meanings of brain […]
Maternal Mortality is at crisis level and has worsened over the past 20 years. In the United States, Black birthing people are more than three times as likely to die […]
The Supreme Court is shortly expected to issue its decision on a challenge to Roe v. Wade that will—if a leaked draft version of the opinion holds—end federal protection for abortion access […]
By Abby Ohlheiser