People often pitch AI as unprecedented. But what if we already have the organizational tools to evaluate & negotiate its use? Our new book Auditing AI opens in the 1980s with the story of the US Network for Organ Sharing how how they test & decide on their algorithms direct.mit.edu/books/book/6...

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"When participation becomes raw material," from OEDP's Fieldnotes on AI Senior Fellow Shannon Dosemagen writes about how stewardship can no longer end at collection or sharing as data becomes training material for AI. 🔗 Read more here: openenvironmentaldataproject.substack.com/p/when-parti... #AI

OSHF is hiring! We are looking for an amazing Program Manager to join our team. Details can be found at the link below, priority given to applications received by May 30th. Feel free to reach out with questions here, or via the email on the application. opensciencehardware.org/2026/05/oshf-s…

OSHF seeking Program Manager - Open Science Hardware Foundation

The Open Science Hardware Foundation is expanding! We are searching for a new member of our team to fill the role of Program Manager.

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Check out Shannon Dosemagen’s and Gwen Ottinger’s new article: Constructing a New Knowledge Infrastructure—out now in Issues in Science and Technology. In this piece, Shannon and Gwen argue that we should move away from… (1/5) #Data #Community #EnvironmentalResearch #Infrastructure #Advocacy

An issue I keep returning to about AI and prototyping: prototypes are supposed to open questions, not close them. Good environmental prototyping is situated and shaped by local conditions. Too many AI systems do the opposite. Our goal shouldn’t be faster answers, but fuller questions 👇

Open Environmental Data Project@openenvirodata.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Against premature answers: what prototyping teaches us," from OEDP's Fieldnotes on AI Senior Fellow Shannon Dosemagen thinks about hands-on, place-based prototyping and how meaningful inquiry emerges through imaginative engagement. 🔗Read more here: substack.com/home/post/p-... #OpenData #AI

We need to move past the idea that we just hold on and “rebuild” environmental research later. The issue isn’t just politics, it’s fragmented data, short-term funding, and misaligned incentives. We’re calling for an environmental knowledge commons built on shared stewardship and governance👇

Issues in Science and Technology@issuesinst.bsky.social · 4mo ago

An environmental knowledge commons could support evidence-based policymaking, but it will require long-term coordination across the many communities monitoring pollution and local conditions. Read @sdosemagen.bsky.social and Gwen Ottinger‘s essay in our Spring 2026 issue: issues.org/environmenta...

"The work of noticing patterns," from OEDP's Fieldnotes on AI Senior Fellow Shannon Dosemagen writes about how human pattern-making is rooted in memory and place, allowing us to both notice and act. 🔗Read/Listen to more here: substack.com/home/post/p-... #Data #OpenData #AI #EnvironmentalData

What happens when climate change shows up not only as storms, but as rising insurance rates, weakened public infrastructure, and the unsettling of home? My new essay, “Holding Ground,” published by Southern Cultures, is about New Orleans and what it takes to remain in place.

Holding Ground

“New Orleans is a weather city. Our relationship to the atmosphere is daily, immediate, visceral.” Home is identity and inheritance, memory and continuity, and a place where intellectual knowledge and...

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POV is a position, not a preference Senior Fellow Shannon Dosemagen writes about EJ—how positions are shaped by lived exposure to harm and power in ways AI can't replicate.⚙️ 🔗 Read/Listen to more here: substack.com/home/post/p-... #OpenData #AI #EnvironmentalData #EnvironmentalJustice

Louisiana loses no matter what - land, the ability to make attempts at rehabilitation - but the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for oil companies to dodge consequences in all climate impacted regions/communities by shifting these types of cases to federal court 👎

Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits

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"Prediction without political will," from OEDP's Fieldnotes on AI Senior Fellow Shannon Dosemagen looks at how AI can help surface environmental risks, but can risk deepening harm. 🔗Listen to more here: substack.com/home/post/p-... #OpenData #AI #EnvironmentalJustice #Stewardship #Health

“Who gets to define participation in the age of AI?” from OEDP’s Fieldnotes on AI Sr. Fellow Shannon Dosemagen writes about on protecting human judgement through participation rather than automation. ⚙️ 🔗Read more here: substack.com/home/post/p-... #Data #OpenData #AI #EnvironmentalData

“OEDP’s Fieldnotes on AI: An Introduction” Over the next few months, OEDP team members will share a series of posts offering reflections on AI in environmental and participatory contexts. 🔗Read more here: substack.com/home/post/p-... #Data #OpenData #AI #EnvironmentalData

🚨10 days left!🚨 Apply to The Data Stewardship Learning Circle by March 29th to develop your data stewardship instincts and build a data stewardship toolkit! 🛠️ 🔗Apply here: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/pilots/ds-le... #OpenData #EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityScience #DataStewardship

NEW: As the federal government retreats from combating climate change, several cases on state dockets across the US are pitting citizens against polluters and the states where they reside. @johnsurico.bsky.social discusses the new frontline in the legal fight for environmental rights.

What’s Next for the Next Generation of Environmental Rights Cases?

Young people are building on lessons learned in recent litigation, using state constitutions and laws to develop and enforce environmental protections.

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Great (+ sad) read from an agency insider. A “technical” change at EPA counts industry costs but ignores the health benefits of cleaner air. It’s a biased move that opens the door to deregulation, with serious consequences for public health and accountability. theconversation.com/epas-new-way...

EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health

In the world of cost benefit analysis, if an impact isn’t monetized, it doesn’t exist. A former EPA official explains what’s changing now and why it matters.

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An engaged group, organized by @opensciencehw.bsky.social & partners, met last week to assess the state of open science hardware. OScH has matured, showing up in policy, funding calls, & research, but still bumps up against institutional norms. Conversations focused on building bridges. More soon!

Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #AGU25 #climate

Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science

Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.

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Urgent: National parks need you right now! Tell your Senator to vote NO on Lee Amendment #3972 to Interior Appropriations. Call: npca.org/dial.

We’re excited to release the DIGITCORE Toolkit! The Digital Toolkit for Collaborative Environmental Research (DIGITCORE) outlines challenges, problems, and situations experienced in collaborative environmental research. Access the toolkit at digitcore.openenvironmentaldata.org

🚨 Applications open for Berkman Klein Center Fellowship. Appreciated my time in this fellowship a decade ago, great community. This year’s call focuses on scholars, technologists, & practitioners advancing interdisciplinary AI work. 📍 Cambridge, MA residency encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 12/5/25 🔻Details

Open Call for Fellowship Applications, 2026 and 2026-2027

Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes applications for its 2026 and 2026-2027 fellowships.

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“Every empty plate is a policy choice... Hunger in America isn’t inevitable, it’s the result of decisions about who deserves support." When government falls short, communities must step up. Food inequity exists everywhere; donate, volunteer, plug in.

Feed the People: No One Should Go Hungry — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER

Dr. Grace Bagwell Adams is a public health expert, professor, and mother. She submitted this essay to The Bitter Southerner as a righteous call to anger — a professional and personal take on one of th...

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As a member of the Nat'l Parks Conservation Assoc. Board of Trustees, I’m excited to share we’re searching for our next President & CEO: a visionary leader to guide NPCA’s work protecting and reimagining the future of national parks in the U.S. 🌿 Learn more: npca.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0zw8s...

🎉 @opensciencehw.bsky.social has named @griffey.bsky.social its 1st Executive Director! A leader in 🔓 open infrastructure & the 🔍 research ecosystem, Jason will guide OSHF to build sustainable community-driven systems for #openscience worldwide. opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf... #opensource

How can research on tech & society best support the public who democracy exists to serve? I'm grateful to all for a conversation about what deep, long-term collaboration with the people of New York looks like, and to @sengonzalezny.bsky.social for challenging us to ground our work in community

Jed Miller@jedm.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Who's in the room when legislators make tech decisions? What makes communities visible? What makes science legible? Some highlights from CAT Lab @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Summit on NY State tech policy. citizensandtech.org/2025/10/at-c... w @eleag.bsky.social @natematias.bsky.social

📢 Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀 www.pairs.site/ Open for papers, presentations or poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions. Deadline: 31st October.

PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium

Exploring how public voices can shape the future of artificial intelligence.

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🚨Priority deadline for @opensciencehw.bsky.social's next Executive Director is 📅 TODAY Aug 15! Lead a growing nonprofit + global #openhardware movement. 🔗Apply or share: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were... 📍Remote ⏰Full-time 💰USD 100–115k #openscience #opensource #jobs #hiring

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation

Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

opensciencehardware.org

🚨We’re in the final week before the priority deadline for our next Executive Director! Lead @opensciencehw.bsky.social, grow the global #openscience hardware movement. Apply and share: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were... 📅Priority deadline: Aug 15, 2025 #openhardware #opensource #jobs #hiring

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation

Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

opensciencehardware.org

🚨 REMINDER: We're #hiring a new Executive Director! 📍 Remote ⏰ Full-time 💰 USD 100–115k Help grow the OSHF, lead programs+fundraising, and support #openscience & #openhardware: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were... #job #opensource #sciencejob

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation

Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

opensciencehardware.org

🚨 Job alert: Exec Director @opensciencehw.bsky.social 📍 Remote | Full-time | $100–$115k We're hiring our first ED! Help grow the org, lead programs + fundraising, and support open science hardware. Details: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were... #OpenScience #OpenHardware #Jobs

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation

Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

opensciencehardware.org