Computation and the systems that leverage it can never be detached from the social, political and economic milieus in which they are designed, produced and deployed. The Critical Computing Initiative brings together faculty from the natural and social sciences, the humanities and professional schools at Yale to prepare students to better understand the social and political contexts surrounding computation, data and digital media. By critical, we mean to orient ourselves around a deep, evidence-based analysis of the existing social structures, ideologies, and practices surrounding computational development. We examine its applications in society, and foster a deeper understanding of what computing is and could be.
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News
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Book Talk: Feeding The Machine
Mark Graham (Oxford) and James Muldoon (Essex) who will be presenting their new book, Feeding The Machine.
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The Internet We Could Have Had
Prof. Chris Kelty from UCLA will give this talk on November 4, 3:45–5:15pm at the Humanities Quadrangle, room 276
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Borderland: The Line Within
Critical Computing faculty Alex Gil is hosting a screening of the film “Torn Apart/Separados” at 7 PM on November 4, at 53 Wall St.
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The Vietnamese Computer Scientist Who Made "Toy Story" Possible
Critical computing scholars investigate the connections between 20th century wars, Asian-American immigration and computer graphics algorithms.
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Critical humanities could bring good trouble to AI
Critical Computing Initiative members John Peters and Theodore Kim wrote to Yale Daily News about AI.
