This post was authored by Van Orhari. As a media theorist and experimental music artist, I get very grumpy when I come across videos that combine synthesizers and data to “hear” nature. Maybe you’ve seen them on one of your feeds: a mushroom in a forest with electrodes clipped to the edge of its cap, […]
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Blending Code and Care: Using Python and Narrative Analysis to Enhance Therapy
Authored by Ashley Figueroa. In each therapy session, clients share many stories relating to their treatment goals. These stories can range from their family upbringing, past relationships, work-life balance, academic stress, trauma, self-esteem, etc. While therapists are trained to identify patterns and support personal growth, they remain human and inevitably interpret the clients’ stories through […]
Picking Up the Threads of AI, Motivation, and Learning
Authored by Lingxi Zhang There can be no ignoring the emergence of generative AI technologies. They are starting to have a significant influence on how we write, how we learn, how we search, and in many ways, even what we create. In classrooms and libraries, in group chats and study rooms, AI is now a constant […]
Reflections of a Fledgling Pythonista
Authored by Adjua N. K. McNeil When joining a professional community-of-practice, the goal of the novice is to learn the history, culture, and methods valued by insiders. This can be challenging in any field, but particularly in disciplines that primarily exist in the digital or virtual space. Despite its ubiquity in modern life, the average […]
If You Give an Essay to a Robot: My Python + ChatGPT Adventure
Authored by Yixin Qian Before I started this project, I thought Python was just a friendly snake emoji. Turns out it’s also a programming language that follows rules as strictly as a grammar teacher who has had too much coffee. My Digital Research Incubator project is simple to explain but surprisingly chaotic to do:I want […]
A Journey Toward Data Visualization Literacy
Authored by Bung-Woo Jun Five, ten, twenty. Three numbers are presented side by side. What is the next number? Many people would probably answer 40. Then, what number comes after 40? Again, many people would probably say 80. But is that really the case? In fact, the first three numbers mentioned above—5, 10, 20—were the […]
PEN & Inc Participant Featured at Conference on Black Health
Dr. Chris Omni, PhD, MPH (2022-2023 cohort) is a featured speaker at the State of Black Health Conference in San Juan Puerto Rico. Dr. Omni is presenting on the research and website she developed during her time in the PEN & Inc program. She is currently continuing her course of research at Florida State University […]
Black Joy
March 17, 2023 10 days post full moon. 14 days until the 7th anniversary of my Mama’s transition from a 26-year battle with cancer. March is a month of magic, memories, and manifestations. As I sit in the lobby of this Seattle conference center, I am feeling a deep sense of appreciation and gratitude for […]
Collaboration and Relationality: Creating the Digital Sutures Website
My project for PEN & Inc. involves creating a website for my book project, Digital Sutures: Family & Cultural Memory in Indigenous Women’s Films. This book honors the long-standing role that women have played as leaders and visionaries within the field of Indigenous cinema and builds upon over two decades of collaborative research with Indigenous […]
The Textiles And Apparel Historic Costume Collection
The Textiles and Apparel Historic Costume Collection, housed within the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, is a collection of 5,000+ objects encompassing a range of three-dimensional objects such as textiles, articles of clothing and accessories for women, men, and children, including a limited number of national dress costume. Our objects primarily date from the 19th […]