Esteemed information architect Abby Covert talks about her trilogy of books about how to organize messy information systems. We discuss the people and organizational skills necessary for IA, the gift of feedback, and how information architecture may seem super boring but is actually super important.

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Dr. Kate Maddalena and Dr. Jeremy Tirrell are the co-authors of the new book Disgustatory! A Gothic Rhetoric of Consumption, which examines the bizarre, often disgusting discourse around the strange things we put in our bodies in pursuit of fitter, healthier, more beautiful versions of ourselves. Framed through the lens of the Gothic, the grotesque has a certain appeal, and current advances in nutrition and medicine reveal humans as hybrids. From fecal transplants to probiotics to lab-grown meats, the boundaries between human and non-human have become ever blurrier.

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Neil Thompson, founder of Teach the Geek, reflects on how his own struggles with communication as an engineer gave him insight to help other technical professionals communicate better.

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