Showing all articles by author: Melanie Baker
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M-Theory: When you're working from the home office
10 May 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Working remotely itself may not be a big challenge, but there are team and business challenges that need extra effort or special handling to be effectively dealt with. Hours are flexible, Tech culture… Read more
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M-Theory: All the news that's fit to believe
26 April 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Nowadays anyone can show up nearly anywhere through deepfakes, where existing audio, video, and photos can be blended with software to create seamless media, video particularly. Where people will say or… Read more
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A portal to immortality, curated by Mark Zuckerberg
12 April 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
The need to belong and the need for online validation are interesting phenomenons. Social media allows us to compare and compete with other people, as if life, likes, and mortality are a game where we… Read more
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M-Theory: The problem with Facebook
29 March 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
When community members know about your life, it can feel nice. The same may not be said in different situations, such as when your data is being sold and misused. Facebook may sometimes feel like a community,… Read more
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M-Theory: You don't want me as a mentor
15 March 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Women in STEM is an important topic to discuss. Currently, there are only gains in more white girls and women in STEM, and adding diversity will not happen over time. Tech is amazing, but there are a lot… Read more
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M-Theory: It's time to give a damn about privacy
01 March 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
The balance between transparency and privacy is a tough one. Being transparent can be helpful for research and law enforcement, but also for hacking and exploiting. At what point is privacy our own duty,… Read more
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M-Theory: Here's what life looks like on crutches
15 February 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Tech can be the solution to solving future issues such as the lack of care workers. This brings up concerns of accessibility of tech, such as language, health, and trust. It can be hard to relate to tech… Read more
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M-Theory: Ready to meditate? Wait, while I check my app
01 February 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This issue of M-Theory talks about how apps have permeated our lives and whether this is something we should embrace or approach with caution. Read more
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M-Theory: TIME'S UP for tech to balance the gender playing field
18 January 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
TIME's up is an initiative backed up by prominent women in the entertainment industry that is addressing sexual harassment, assault, and inequality in the workplace. Read more
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M-Theory: Charting tech's path forward for 2018
03 January 2018 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory
What M-Theory has in store for 2018, another year of action. Read more