<p>Enough with the sexy Asian lady robots! In my latest column for New Scientist, I talk about techno-Orientalism, and why it has inspired so much bad thinking about the future -- in fiction and public policy. <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a><br><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-100-why-we-need-to-fight-back-against-sexy-asian-lady-robots/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-100-why-we-need-to-fight-back-against-sexy-asian-lady-robots/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newscientist.com/article/m</span><span class="invisible">g26435110-100-why-we-need-to-fight-back-against-sexy-asian-lady-robots/</span></a></p>
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<p>I'm proud to welcome the wonderful Daniele Turturici to the <a href="/tags/storyseedlibrary/" rel="tag">#storySeedLibrary</a> ! :D </p><p>He's an Italian illustrator and comic artist drawing <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> !</p><p><a href="https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/daniele-turturici/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="storyseedlibrary.org/authors/daniele-turturici/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storyseedlibrary.org/authors/d</span><span class="invisible">aniele-turturici/</span></a></p><p>EDIT: You can thank Daniele for sharing his art by joining his <a href="https://www.patreon.com/danieleturturici" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.patreon.com/danieleturturici"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.patreon.com/danieleturturi</span><span class="invisible">ci</span></a> ! :)</p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#italy</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a></p>
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<p>Hey <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> people from outside of the Global North!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SolarpunkConference</span></a></span> would like to hear your voices on why they should allow you to watch their online <a href="/tags/conference/" rel="tag">#conference</a> without having a credit card compatible with the US payment system!</p><p>Do we have anyone from <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> or anywhere in <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> ? <a href="/tags/brazil/" rel="tag">#Brazil</a> ? <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> ? <a href="/tags/southamerica/" rel="tag">#southAmerica</a> ? <a href="/tags/southeastasia/" rel="tag">#southEastAsia</a> ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConfe</span><span class="invisible">rence/113957600020215218</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/globalsouth/" rel="tag">#globalSouth</a> <a href="/tags/socialjustice/" rel="tag">#socialJustice</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/hope/" rel="tag">#hope</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a></p>
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