Showing all articles in the M-Theory category
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M-Theory: The rise of not-so-smart tech
19 January 2017 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory
M-Theory author Melanie Baker discusses the advent of "smart" tech, and the problems that come along with it. Read more
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M-Theory: Working for health, working for harm
05 January 2017 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Melanie Baker explores burnout, more specifically within the tech sector. Read more
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M-Theory: The (steep) human price of progress
22 December 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The innovation of technology is painted to with positives, but it is important to know that there is also a price for progress. Read more
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M-Theory: Engagement, anxiety and the lost art of using the telephone
24 November 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker explores the impact and hesitations of in real life communication versus digital communication. Read more
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M-Theory: Taking out trash isn't sexy, but it's important
10 November 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker explores the obsession with innovation and the neglect, but importance, of maintenance. Read more
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Save the tech workers ... from themselves
27 October 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker explores the idea that tech workers are their own worst nightmare when it comes to work-life balance. Read more
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'Smashed pretty good': On desire, distraction and our disposable society
13 October 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Many devices are not designed to be fixed, and companies like Apple make it easier to just buy a whole new device when one breaks. This lends to a culture of over consumption and waste. Read more
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Stuck in the theatre, searching for an exit
29 September 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
As the US presidential debates unfold, the ways in which we view news as entertainment thanks to social media are becoming apparent. Read more
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Sexy won't save the world
15 September 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion, Startups
In the coming decades, with the effects of climate change and other issues in society, we will need more innovators focused on practical concerns and problem solving, rather than what the tech industry… Read more
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What tomorrow brings: Reflecting on media's evolution
01 September 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
The Tragically Hip played their final show in Kingston, Ontario and a third of the population of Canada tuned in to watch. Read more