Technology Justice

This book explores the theory and practice of design justice, demonstrates how universalist design principles and practices erase certain groups of people - specifically, those who are intersectionally disadvantaged or multiply burdened under the matrix of domination (white supremacist heteropatriarchy, ableism, capitalism, and settler colonialism) - and invites listeners to "build a better world, a world where many worlds fit; linked worlds of collective liberation and ecological sustainability".

A powerful defense of intellectual freedom told through the ordeals of contemporary scientists attacked for exploring controversial ideas, by a noted science historian and medical activist.

A riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (The New York Times) Nobody Marc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster. With his signature...

Illustrating data feminism in action, D'Ignazio and Klein show how challenges to the male/female binary can help challenge other hierarchical (and empirically wrong) classification systems. They explain how, for example, an understanding of emotion can expand our ideas about effective data visualization, and how the concept of invisible labor can expose the significant human efforts required by our automated systems. And they show why the data never, ever "speak for themselves."

In 1901, Nikola Tesla proved there is energy in every object in the universe: the air, a rock, a tree, or a living being. Now, over a hundred years later and with much more technology at man’s disposal, science has achieved the unthinkable: radiant energy for all captured from thin air. No need to burn coal, drill for oil, or fracture the atom for power. The atmosphere is now energized, free power broadcast for all through radiant energy receivers and oscillators. Social upheaval exploded across the world as massive industries are now useless. This was anticipated by the powers that be. ...

Katherine Zhao has done everything right. Her grades are flawless. Her behavior is compliant. Her Risk Score is nearly perfect. Then the system flags her anyway. Overnight, Katherine becomes an anomaly—marked by a silent red warning only the algorithms can see. Teachers look at her with pity. Classmates look at her with hunger. And when explicit images of her body—images she never consented to, never posed for—begin circulating through the school, the system doesn’t ask who created them. It asks how she reacts. Her fear becomes data. Her anger becomes proof. Her humanity becomes the...

AI and other high-tech tools embed and reinforce America’s history of prejudice and exclusion — even when they are used with the best intentions. Patrick K. Lin’s Machine See, Machine Do: How Technology Mirrors Bias in Our Criminal Justice System takes a deep and thorough look into the use of technology in the criminal justice system, and investigates the instances of coded bias present at every level.

Activists, pundits, politicians, and the press frequently proclaim today's digitally mediated racial justice activism the new civil rights movement. As Charlton D. McIlwain shows in this book, the story of racial justice movement organizing online is much longer and varied than most people know. Beginning with the simultaneous rise of civil rights and computer revolutions in the 1960s, McIlwain, for the first time, chronicles the long relationship between African Americans, computing technology, and the Internet.

The world's preeminent environmental organization began with a layer of soot on the windowsill of a Greenwich Village apartment. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) founder John H. Adams, a pioneer of environmental action, was working as a lawyer for the U.S. Attorney's office when he and fellow lawyers teamed up to form a grassroots environmental advocacy group.

"John Wick" meets "The Day of the Jackal" in a deadly game of espionage and murder. Burke’s Hit Man is Book #9 in the Bob Burke thriller series, with 4.6 stars on Amazon and 4.7 stars from Goodreads. The Kremlin must have America's top-secret mega-laser weapon to avoid a humiliating defeat in Ukraine and to shore up its fading power. To steal the Laser prototype and the plans, they send their deadliest assassin—a fearless Georgian killer named Zuran Gelashvili. He's left a wispy trail from one end of Europe to the other of poisoned dissidents, mysterious bombings, and traffic accidents,...

Earth: a seemingly ordinary planet that hides an extraordinary secret. It is a prison for exiles from advanced civilizations across the galaxy, stripped of their memories and forced to live among humans. But one woman's journey will uncover a profound truth that could reshape the destiny of multiple worlds. Elena Hartman, a gifted software engineer in Seattle, has always been haunted by vivid dreams of alien landscapes and strange beings. These fragments of another life become impossible to ignore when she discovers a mysterious device during a meteor shower. As the device activates, it ...

The power of hashtag activism became clear in 2011, when #IranElection served as an organizing tool for Iranians protesting a disputed election and offered a global audience a front-row seat to a nascent revolution. Since then, activists have used a variety of hashtags to advocate, mobilize, and communicate. In this book, Sarah Jackson, Moya Bailey, and Brooke Foucault Welles explore how and why Twitter has become an important platform for historically disenfranchised populations, including Black Americans, women, and transgender people.

Dive into the transformative world of modern penology with The Future of Penology, a groundbreaking eBook that explores the cutting-edge developments revolutionizing the criminal justice system. This compelling book is a must-read for those interested in the future of justice, rehabilitation, and societal reintegration. Starting with an engaging introduction to modern penology, the book provides an essential historical context, evolving philosophies, and key objectives that shape contemporary approaches. Explore how technological innovations are reshaping sentencing with the use of ...

What happens when the timeless philosophy of Plato encounters the cutting-edge advancements of artificial intelligence? In AI Debates Plato, the latest book in Richard Aragon’s innovative AI Debates series, you’ll witness a groundbreaking experiment that merges ancient wisdom with the future of technology. Imagine a fictional AI engaging in dynamic debates with a simulated version of Plato himself, diving deep into his most influential ideas—from justice and the ideal state to the nature of reality and the pursuit of knowledge. Using real AI models, this book presents a captivating ...

In a world where artificial intelligence sees everything, the very notion of secrecy vanishes. Every crime—no matter how trivial, how carefully buried by time or circumstance—emerges into the light. It is identified, reconstructed, and rendered undeniable. Nothing remains hidden. But when every crime is solved, another problem arises: what should be done with the countless guilty? A system built to handle a few exceptional cases collapses under the pressure of universality.

These works by Thoreau and Gandhi consider the best way to promote justice and goodness not in utopia, but in the actual world where we live. The primary goal of Agora Publications is not to answer such controversial questions by taking sides, but to provide access to philosophical works that promote such dialogue.

'A vital book. New Power can light a flame bright enough to outshine the glinting fangs and tiki torches' - Russell Brand For most of human history the rules of power were clear: power was something to be seized, and then jealously guarded. Under this 'Old Power' we lived in a world of rulers...

In "A Criminal in Our Midst", a stolen laptop sparks an extraordinary journey into the cutting-edge world of nanotechnology and surveillance. When Joy, a tech-savvy professional, becomes a victim of theft, she channels her frustration into a groundbreaking project that combines artificial intelligence and nanobots to tackle crime. As her team deploys innovative strategies—from manipulating mobile alerts to turning public billboards into digital witnesses—they unravel a criminal's dark underworld and force him to confront his deeds. With a blend of suspense, technology, and ethical ...

In a quiet Texas suburb, a respected man steps out of his front door and never makes it to his car. There is no witness. No gunman. Only a small, unnoticed machine on the lawn and a special tiny bullet delivered with terrifying precision. This is not a mystery about who did it, but why. Doug Larson once had a good life—a loving wife, a young son, and a future that finally felt secure. One reckless act by a drunk driver destroyed it all. The man responsible is convicted and sent to prison, but for Doug, the sentence is not justice. The law closes the case. His grief does not. Years later, ...

Voices for Justice is an educational guide to digital citizenship, media literacy, and peaceful civic engagement in the modern internet age. In a world where headlines spread faster than facts, this book helps listeners understand how online narratives form, how reputations can be shaped overnight, and how ordinary people can respond responsibly—without hate, harassment, or misinformation.