by Katherine Wyers | Jan 23, 2025 | Boundary Objects
I’ve been reading a lot about boundary objects lately. Boundary objects are loosely-defined artifacts, categories, or documents that facilitate partial cooperation across communities of practice (Star and Griesemer 1989). The basic concept is that you can have...
by Katherine Wyers | Jan 15, 2025 | AI
I was recently chatting over lunch with a researcher. We were discussing AI, and whether large language models like ChatGPT produce anything new, or whether they only reuse what is already there. Generative large language models determine what word comes next using...
by Katherine Wyers | Jun 3, 2023 | Engineering, LGBTQ+
This week, the Ugandan president signed an anti-LGBTQ+ law that has been condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanization’. The law imposes the death penalty or life imprisonment for ‘certain same-sex acts’, up to 20 years in prison for ‘recruitment,...
by Katherine Wyers | May 22, 2023 | Engineering, Sustainability
What is sustainability in development projects? Sustainability is a term that’s often used nowadays. It usually means ‘green’ projects that aim to reduce our impact on the environment. Within the context of projects that support developing countries, the concept of...
by Katherine Wyers | May 6, 2023 | Engineering
Introduction You have a social enterprise. Over the last few years you’ve seen it grow and develop and you’ve met the people whose lives you’re impacting. You can feel it maturing and you want to help it move forward. To do that, you know that data is important. It...
