capitalism is theft

Externality is a term that is used in economics to designate unintended side effects on third parties or costs that are not accounted for in prices. Externalities can be positive (benefits) or negative (costs). For example, I may enjoy driving my car, but, unlike the cyclist behind me, I rarely notice the negative externality—air pollution—that I cause.

alternative futures: my first migration – decade two

note: this is another draft for a piece i’ll submit to the alternative futures project i’ve launched with my friend, grant.

listening to the city: sound is physical

following up on a pps in my post about vibrating together, i have two final thoughts (for now) from the listening to the city conference. both are related to the idea of sound being a physical phenomenon.

listening to the city: trading soundwalks to build empathy

during the listening to the city conference last week, i was introduced to jennifer stoever’s work on the binghamton historical soundwalk project. the project is amazing for a ton of reasons, but the one that grabbed me the most was about soundwalks can help us see how others experience the same space.

listening to the city: vibrating together

the past two days, i’ve been a part of the listening to the city conference that was co-hosted betwen colab, the design studio for social intervention, and la listens. similar to my experience at the bridging health & communities conference, i was surprisingly engaged with the content. there were a number of phrases that sort of blew my mind: