Miranda MarcusHCD is Not OK. An Argument For Relational Design in the Age of Climate Crisis.The world doesn’t actually revolve around us so pretending it does and ignoring everything else seems like a bad idea. Here are some of my…7 min read·Jan 24, 2022--1--1
Miranda MarcusBeing Objects / Being AI— a workshopTwo design fiction activities to decentre the human perspective3 min read·Dec 5, 2021----
Miranda MarcusinWellcome DataHow can we balance equity and empowerment with open mental health science?Wellcome is enabling the development of new, more personalised interventions in mental health but there are some significant challenges.5 min read·Nov 9, 2021----
Miranda MarcusinWellcome DataThe MindKind Study has launched in the UK- update and insights so farWhat we’re learning about embedding young people in research, ensuring equity, and some of the inevitable technical hurdles we’ve faced.7 min read·Sep 24, 2021----
Miranda MarcusData is about relationships, not individualsA post about pluralism in data and AI and considering non-Western ethical frameworks like Ubuntu.6 min read·Jul 29, 2021----
Miranda MarcusThe Black Box Body: Cultural Context and Machine Learning in Medical DiagnosticsA summary of an ethnographic analysis looking at medical uses of AI. It documents a San Fransisco based deep learning startup building a…29 min read·Jun 20, 2021----
Miranda MarcusinUX CollectiveEvery data set has a setting — a workshopNotes from a workshop I ran as part of the Uroboros 2021 Festival, organised by the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague. In the…6 min read·Jun 20, 2021----
Miranda MarcusinUX CollectiveCreative R&D for DataUsing creative R&D to go beyond ethics and build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up.9 min read·Jul 25, 2021----
Miranda MarcusinWellcome DataMoving from design to build — an update on the Global Mental Health Databank studyIt’s been a while since we last updated you on the progress of the GMH Databank so here’s a quick update of where we’ve got to…4 min read·Feb 8, 2021----
Miranda MarcusinUX CollectiveDo we need a new approach for designing with AI?Thinking through the limitations of HCD for AI tech, and considering the value of relational design for data systems.7 min read·Jan 20, 2021--1--1