In Burn Book, Kara Swisher looks back at a journalism career close to—and critical of—power. To what end?
The economics of CleanTok and making domestic labor public
On labor in Las Vegas and the true costs of the Super Bowl
A senior scholar at the National Academy of Engineering explains why human error is a symptom—not the reason—for most safety failures
The designer behind the concept of responsive web design advocates for a new way of thinking about—and organizing—tech workers
How a pair of Shrek ears shaped Linden Lab culture by making failure funny—and safe
The University of Maryland professor and Microsoft principal researcher on why we should stop worrying about autonomous AI systems and start thinking more about building systems that help people
The Data & Society researcher on the uses and misuses of workplace data—and why nothing is inevitable
The machine learning scientist thinks a lot about AI tooling—and failure as a guide to success
Founders can make or break a company, and getting over oneself is the key.
The challenge is that there’s no finish line
If you’re feeling nervous, it’s probably for a good reason
"Right under your silly noses the whole time!!!"
Children's lit meets capitalism
The director of Reality Bites, The Cable Guy, Zoolander, and Severance is a consistent critic of how American labor works
Erasures of handwritten notes taken at a job investigating workers' compensation claims in the insurance fraud industry
"This is my body / working for money"
"We're gonna ask the boss’s boss to lean in a little closer"
The ultimate offboarding
What if …a witch had …an intern?
“Anyone can tell a cool anecdote though.”
