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We are Gregarious Mammal, a pair of tech writers, journalists and developer experience experts based in Berlin, Germany. Here you can listen to our podcast, read our writing(s) and much more.
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On 21 Apr 2018, Cate wroteSmart Cities- Who Wins and Who Loses?
for dzoneRead MoreAs smart city development continues in fits and starts, let's explore the challenges and potential paths to success and solid ROI.
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On 18 Apr 2018, Cate & Chris 18 Apr 2018Artificial Millenial Intelligence
for podcastRead MoreIn this episode, Cate and Chris talk about AI and the human machine era, the end of the 8 hour work day, when crypto conferences go wrong and more…
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On 16 Apr 2018, Cate wroteWhat News Do You Really Trust? Cash for Coverage and Crypto Companies
for dzoneRead MoreAs ICOs continue to become a popular way of raising funds, ethically questionable practices are being used to the spread the word on cryptocurrencies.
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On 13 Apr 2018, Chris wroteWill Linux (Finally) Win the Desktop War Because No One Else Cares?
for dzoneRead MoreAs Apple and Microsoft lose enthusiasm for their desktop operating systems, will it be time for Linux to shine? Or do Linux enthusiasts even care about winning the desktop war anymore?
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On 12 Apr 2018, Cate wroteWill the Farms of the Future Run Themselves?
for dzoneRead MoreCurrent research being performed in the UK suggests that autonomous farms can effectively grow and reap crops. Will this be the future?
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On 12 Apr 2018, Chris wroteTokenize All the Things and What Happens Next?
for dzoneRead MoreCommunities and entrepreneurs are excitedly creating crypto-tokens for a wide variety of inane and practical purposes. We look at what this could mean for our future.
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On 12 Apr 2018, Cate & Chris 12 Apr 2018Putting your brain in control - With Max Newton of BrainCo
for podcastRead MoreChris speaks with Max Newton of BrainCo about how their brain-interfacing devices help people focus better.
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On 06 Apr 2018, Cate & Chris 06 Apr 2018Open Source Deep Learning with Skymind - Chris Nicholson
for podcastRead MoreChris interviews Chris Nicholson, the CEO of Open Source Deep Learning platform, Skymind.
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On 03 Apr 2018, Chris wroteThe International Crypto Community Comes to Berlin
for dzoneRead MoreZone Leader Chris Ward looks forward to upcoming C3 Crypto Conference in Berlin which offers keynotes, workshops, and exhibitions on the cryptocurrency ecosystem and underlying blockchain technology.
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On 02 Apr 2018, Cate & Chris 02 Apr 2018The World's First Emotional Processing Unit
for podcastRead MoreDo We Need the World's First Emotional Processing Unit?
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On 02 Apr 2018, Chris wroteCustomizing Visual Studio Code for Writing
for dzoneRead MoreAre you a technical writer or dev who needs to create documentation around your project? Check out these extensions you can integrate into VS Code that can help.
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On 29 Mar 2018, Cate wroteDev Whistleblowers and the Need for Developer Ethics
for dzoneRead MoreAs a developer, what do you do when your company begins conducting harmful or unethical practices? Find out more and get some resources here.
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On 28 Mar 2018, Cate & Chris 28 Mar 2018The Center for Social Media Responsibility
for podcastRead MoreChris speaks with Garlin Gilchrist II and Aviv Ovadya at the Center for Social Media Responsibility at the University of Michigan about their mission.
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On 28 Mar 2018, Chris wroteDo We Need the World's First Emotional Processing Unit? [Audio]
for dzoneRead MoreEmoshape has created what they call the first emotional processing unit (EPU) dedicated to understanding and putting a value on human emotions.
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On 28 Mar 2018, Cate wroteA Brief History (and the Future) of Social Media Data Privacy Disasters
for dzoneRead MoreThis isn't the first time Facebook and other social media giants have misused data. Let's take a fun stroll down data security memory lane.
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On 27 Mar 2018, Chris wroteWhat Is DesignOps?
for codeshipRead MoreAs a writer/tech writer/sometimes developer who dabbles in the odd bit of illustration and design, I have often wondered how teams of artists collaborate.
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On 24 Mar 2018, Chris wroteSXSW Part 2- Fixing Tech, AI, and Startups
for dzoneRead MoreIn Part 2 of this round on SXSW, Chris looks at what people had to say about machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the problems with tech.
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On 22 Mar 2018, Chris wroteWTD Episode 14 - Humanizing your documentation
for podcastRead MoreIn this episode, we chat with Carolyn Stransky, a journalist and JavaScript developer living in Berlin, about ways to humanize documentation. We discuss dilemmas with transparency in docs (the balance between honesty and negativity), ways to avoid gendered language (including whether to correct workplace misuse of 'he'), strategies for achieving plain language and clarity (such as by reading your content out loud), the term 'user' and alternatives, how to develop empathy for your audience, why terms like 'simple' and 'easy' are problematic (even in Marketing), tools for identifying insensitivity and complexity in docs (Hemingway, Alex), what makes content sound truly human, and more.
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On 21 Mar 2018, Cate & Chris 21 Mar 2018SWSW, social credit, and the right to be forgotten
for podcastRead MoreIn our latest episode, Chris reports back from SXSW and we talk about interesting articles from the week including the creation of the internet, China's efforts at social credit, the 'right to be forgotten' and more.
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On 21 Mar 2018, Chris wroteSXSW Part 1- Blockchain and SpaceTech
for dzoneRead MoreWe hear promises of how blockchain will revolutionize tech, but most of its applications thus far seem rather mundane. Read on to see what devs are doing to change that.
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On 21 Mar 2018, Cate & Chris 21 Mar 2018Creative Industries on the Blockchain - Zach LeBeau of SingularDTV
for podcastRead MoreChris speaks with Zach LeBeau of SingularDTV at SXSW about their ambitious plans to bring music and video production, distribution, rights management and monetisation to the Blockchain.
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On 21 Mar 2018, Cate wroteAre You Surprised That Facebook Data Is Influencing US Elections?
for dzoneRead MoreIn this post, we take a look at the news around the data leak that has so many upset, and what it means for the state of data security.
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On 11 Mar 2018, Chris wroteDocFX- The Next Documentation Tool to Consider?
for dzoneRead MoreIn this post, we take a look at a new version of Markdown, DocFX Flavored Markdown, and how it can be used to create documentation for REST APIs.
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On 07 Mar 2018, Cate wroteHow AI Can Bring a Personalized Experience to IoT
for dzoneRead MoreLet's look at the synergy that exists between AI and IoT solutions when it comes to personalizing your users' CX, using Neura as an example.
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On 07 Mar 2018, Chris wroteAn Interview With Brian Gracely on Red Hat's Acquisition of CoreOS...
for dzoneRead MoreChris Ward interviews OpenShift's product strategy director Brian Gracely about Red Hat's recent announcement of their acquisition of CoreOS.