Sara McCrea
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writer, audio maker, researcher books + podcasts @randomhouse saramccrea.com
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The New York Times
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A.I. is no magic trick. It’s a new industrial revolution with real environmental costs. Our latest Opinion Video follows the researcher Kate Crawford as she maps the hidden effects of A.I.
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Opinion | This Town’s Minerals Make A.I. Possible. Then Came Hurricane Helene.
Spruce Pine, N.C., supplies the world’s highest-purity quartz, a mineral that keeps the A.I. revolution afloat. What are the consequences?
https://nyti.ms/42zyAHB
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This article is a must-read about our age of algorithms
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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A.I. Is Coming for Culture
We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/ai-is-coming-for-culture
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Tech Policy Press
5 months ago
As tech firms keep adding the largest and most compute-intensive AI models into more and more aspects of our digital lives, they are increasingly dependent on a growing share of existing energy and natural resources, leading to rising costs for everyone else, write Sasha Luccioni and Yacine Jernite.
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How Your Utility Bills Are Subsidizing Power-Hungry AI | TechPolicy.Press
The next few years will be pivotal for determining the future of AI and its impact on energy grids worldwide, write Sasha Luccioni and Yacine Jernite.
https://buff.ly/zUKOKAB
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Astra Taylor
9 months ago
A huge honor to get to write something with my hero
@naomiaklein.bsky.social
. We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one. We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Transom
11 months ago
Alongside nearly 150 opportunities for audio makers, Talia Augustidis' "All Hear" has a lovely spotlight on new audio magazine Signal Hill and their upcoming call out. Looking for a home for a piece or just a few moments of soulful listening? Check it out in Talia's February issue.
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All Hear Newsletter, February 2025 - Transom
All Hear Newsletter, February 2025 - Transom
https://bit.ly/4k5hEQd
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nothing is more decadent than starting a newsletter! this year, bi-monthly missives from myself and guests about the strange delights that keep us going. first up: sea sponges 🪸https://shoestringdecadence.substack.com/p/1-holy-sponges
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1. holy sponges
wringing out what is not yours
https://shoestringdecadence.substack.com/p/1-holy-sponges
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