Transdisciplinary Design

Seminar

Seven Generations of Clothing

“We believe that every action that you make will have an effect for seven generations. If you are careless or cruel it will cause a…

That It May Go On

Words are acts. -Octavio Paz [17]

There is no Magical Wand; face with messy and uncertain realities

Doctor Miracle Do you know Dr. Denis Mukwege? He is a Congolese Gynecologist, known as ‘Doctor Miracle.’ He founded and works in Pans Hospital in Bukavu,…

The Case for Logging Off (And Back On Again)

A couple of weeks ago, in a fit of frustration, I deleted all of my social media accounts. I logged off of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for the last time. But what does logging off actually accomplish?

(MIS) CONCEPTIONS INHERITED FROM COLONIZATION

While colonizing countries often bring the conversation of colonization and de-colonization, its implications and effects; in general or of specific areas such as education, academy,…

Human centered design or economic system centered design?

Artwork by Ellsworth Kelly, 1953 How in many cases human centered design is helping somehow to maintain or reinforce some values of the economic system…

Implications behind behavioral design – Part 2: Applications in machine learning

My first introduction to machine learning (ML) was during a cognitive neuroscience class lecture, in my undergraduate studies, on the design of psychology and decision-making…