Tina Amirtha

I write about science and technology in the global marketplace, with a bent towards women in STEM.

My work has appeared elsewhere in Quartz, Fortune, and Science, among others.

I'm based in Amsterdam. Follow me on Twitter @tinamirtha.

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Computers Are Learning To “Think” By Listening To MIDI Music

Scientists at Google and elsewhere are turning to the 30-year-old digital music standard MIDI to teach neural networks how to write music.

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Welcome To Brain Science’s Next Frontier: Virtual Reality

Amy Robinson, executive director at the startup EyeWire, is making neuroscience into a playground for the hot tech du jour.

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New Balance Pushes Ahead In Design Race To Bring 3-D Printed Shoes To Consumers

Look for them in Boston in April.

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Why Your Company’s UX Director Should Be A Beer, Cheese, And Cocktail Expert

Orr Shtuhl of design agency Blenderbox teaches classes on pairing cheese and beer. Company morale: Meet your master.

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How Parsons Paris Reinvented Itself

Benjamin Gaulon, a veteran digital artist, used his connections to cultivate the teaching faculty at the New School’s Parisian campus.

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How Lingerie Brands Are Fighting Back Against Online Body Shaming

Model Ashley Graham is turning her lingerie line into a cause. This is good news for Lena Dunham, Serena Williams, and women everywhere.

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The Dinner Parties That Transformed One Curious Foodie Into A Mobile App Master

Will Turnage is SVP of technology at the R/GA agency. And cocreator of the algorithm-powered cooking app, My Robotic Kitchen.

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What 3-D Printing Can’t Do

Rapid prototyping has graduated to on-demand production. Here’s what that means for the future of manufacturing.

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Live Streaming’s Next Lucrative Frontier: Yoga

A yoga startup increases its reach and looks to grab hold of the $60 billion digital health market. Is the concept a stretch?

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The Trouble With Digitizing History

The Netherlands spent seven years and $202 million to digitize huge swaths of AV archives that most people will never see. Was it worth it?

Ideas

This Dam Has Been A Disaster–Can Turning It Into a Solar Plant Save It?

Ideas

Automated Buses Are Here, Now We Have To Decide How They Will Reshape Our Cities

Ideas

How Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” Plans To Convert Viewers Into Activists

Entertainment

Kesha Goes Back Into Old Home Movies In New Anti-Nostalgic Music Video

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Panorama Is Around The Corner: This Week In Music

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Angelina Jolie’s Casting Strategy Is Either Meaningful Or Exploitative

Co.Design

Product

OMG! Buzzfeed Is Making Appliances Now

Spaces

The Lawns Of The Future Will Be Filled With Cacti

Graphics

Disney Has A Stupidly Simple Fix For Mixed Reality’s Big Problem

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Entertainment

Kesha Goes Back Into Old Home Movies In New Anti-Nostalgic Music Video

Entertainment

Panorama Is Around The Corner: This Week In Music

Entertainment