Publications

Ulises I
Ulises I is an art mission to space by the Colectivo Espacial Mexicano. This is a personal journal, photographic record, and collection of essays documenting the mission, by Juan José Díaz Infante and other collaborators. Note: This is a beta version of the Ulises I book.
Balancing Student Needs and Learning Theory in a Social Interactive Postdigital Textbook
Erin Walker, Ruth Wylie, Andreea Danielescu, James P. Rodriguez III, Ed Finn End-User Considerations in Educational Technology Design, IGI Global

Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds
This edition of Frankenstein pairs the original 1818 version of the manuscript with annotations and essays by leading scholars exploring the social and ethical aspects of scientific creativity raised by this remarkable story. The result is a unique and accessible edition of one of the most thought-provoking and influential novels ever written.

What Algorithms Want
In this book, Ed Finn considers how the algorithm—in practical terms, “a method for solving a problem”—has its roots not only in mathematical logic but also in cybernetics, philosophy, and magical thinking.

Why Frankenstein is a Stigma Among Scientists
Peter Nagy, Ruth Wylie, Joey Eschrich, Ed Finn Science and Engineering Ethics Download article

Annual Report 2016/17

Talking to Bots: Symbiotic Agency and the Case of Tay
Gina Neff and Peter Nagy International Journal Of Communication Download article
Responsibility and Emerging Technologies: Experiences, Education and Beyond
By D.M. Bowman et al. Forward by Bennett, M., Bowman, D., Dijkstra, A.

Everything Change: An Anthology of Climate Fiction
Features short stories from our 2016 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest along with a foreword by science fiction legend and contest judge Kim Stanley Robinson, and an interview with renowned climate fiction author Paolo Bacigalupi.

Sprint Beyond the Book: SSP 2016
SSP 2016 Conference, Vancouver
Evolution and revolution in artificial intelligence in education.
Ido Roll and Ruth Wylie
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Stitching Together Creativity and Responsibility: Interpreting Frankenstein Across Disciplines
By Megan K. Halpern, Jathan Sadowski, Joey Eschrich, Ed Finn, and David H. Guston Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society

Slow Catastrophes, Uncertain Revivals
A collection of research-based “fiction with footnotes” short stories about environmental futures, created by students in Dr. Michele Speitz’s course “Slow Catastrophes, Speculative Futures, Science & Imagintion” at Furman University in South Carolina.

Annual Report 2015/16

What Algorithms Want
We spend an awful lot of time now thinking about what algorithms know about us: the ads we see online, the deep archive of our search history, the automated photo-tagging of our families. We don’t spend as much time asking what algorithms want.
We Can Build the Future
By Ed Finn, Computer, IEEE Computer Society 48
Fluxing Futures: A Practitioner’s Guide to Probable Near-Term Developments in Publicity Rights Law
By Michael G. Bennett and Libbie Richards, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law