Using software, policy, and data to empower activists and engineer liberation.
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16 Feb 2024
The Civic Hacker team joins the NIST consortium dedicated to safe and trustworthy AI. AI is about to get a lot safer! Read more about the consortium and the Human Quirks project: civichacker.com/blog/hackingโฆ #AISIC #humanquirks @CommerceGov @NIST
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30 Oct 2023
On Nov. 10th, from 8 AM - 3 PM, We are proud to host a space for @blkintechnology, @Fisk1866, ย @VanderbiltU, andย @civichackercom to present "Shooting For Change: Armed With Data" a University Pitch Competition! Click here to register: signup.com/client/invitationโฆ
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12 Oct 2023
We've prototyped a non-partisan solution in response to school shootings: wide-area gun detection.
The goal is to create a system that can detect an unconcealed gun when it gets too close to a school. Learn more about the Hack On Guns research project at buff.ly/3rMVY58.
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22 May 2023
Discover how contributing to your local community and building authentic relationships with students can empower you to conquer imposter syndrome. ๐ช buff.ly/3Wp6cTX
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17 May 2023
Learn what happened when we hacked a popular generative AI system and how we're leveraging the hack to help defend Humanity against AI misuse. buff.ly/3WaoRD3
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15 May 2023
I'm sure we can all agree that the children are our future. ๐ถ Turns out, Nashville middle and high school students were already thinking about how to use civic hacking to end war and bullying.
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31 Mar 2022
Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 1, 12:00-1:30p entitled "Imagining a Digitally Equitable Future," a free, virtual panel focused on digital equity in Nashville, TN, hosted by Vanderbilt University. bit.ly/NashvilleDigitalPanel
This is not to be missed. We hope you attend!
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Support @AfricArxiv's strategy for diversification and sustainability of its services to support African research! info.africarxiv.org/osf-servโฆ
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13 Feb 2020
Our #NashvilleBreathes plan has Rose Park Middle @encorerose students participating in the #AirQualityFlagProgram w/ the support of @MNPS_STEAM, @NashvilleHealth, @TNDeptofHealth, @TNEnvironment, @Cumberlandpf, and @LungAssociation. Learn more at buff.ly/3byARGD
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13 Dec 2019
Thank you @civichackerhq for virtually visiting our class today at @MnpsCole! Now, we all want to be good hackers! @LynseyBurford @MNPSLearningTec #mnpscodes
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21 Oct 2019
If Pluto was a person, I'm sure they'd be salty. Don't worry Pluto, I'm not a planet either. buff.ly/2mqpE6q
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19 Sep 2019
The world's forests are burning. Global Warming is underway. Human society has to adapt to the consequences of climate change. Civic Hacker is working on a solution. Stay tuned. civichacker.com
18 Sep 2019
Civic Hacker proudly uses VictorOps.
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17 Sep 2019
Civic Hacker is powered by Python 3 and the people of Tennessee. That's why Civic Hacker rocks with @PyTennessee and @ThePSF. See you at PyTN 2020! 2020.pytennessee.org
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16 Sep 2019
A lot of people tend to ask: "What is Civic Hacker about? What does it do?" Civic Hacker is all about building technology that drives positive social change. Read how: civichacker.com/blog/missionโฆ
16 Sep 2019
The time is nigh for a Benefit Company to rise above the rest and execute the mission: Use software, policy, and data to empower activists and end oppression. That is civichacker.com
26 Aug 2019
Theย National Institute of Health released a report which points out that air pollutants increased the admission of infants to ICU by as much as 147% depending on the pollutant. ๐ค ๐ buff.ly/2LaeESO
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The Amazon rainforest:
-Is the world's largest remaining tropical rainforest
-Is home to at least 10% of global biodiversity
-Produces 20% of the world's oxygen
-Helps regulate the planet's temperature
Without it, climate change could become irreversible cnn.it/31XwMWN
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The Biggest Innovation Since Bitcoin Itself:
Separation of Identity from State-โBlockchain Unique ID.
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@block_one_'s Unique ID solution is even bigger than #Voice. Voice simply incentivizes users to onboard themselves.
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12 Jul 2019
I love their ontology. github.com/science-periodicaโฆ #OpenScience
12 Jul 2019
With the launch of endeavour, our new self-hosted offering, comes the beginning of the open-source development of sci.pe. Join us in building the best open-access journal publishing platform together: github.com/science-periodicaโฆ.