How does a headline shape what you believe before you even read the article? In Media Literacy: Spotting Narrative Manipulation, Sydney Ziems of Shadowbanned Magazine leads a hands-on workshop unpacking how media framing works â from propaganda and PR to algorithmic feeds and viral posts.
Together, participants will compare coverage, analyze emotional cues and omissions, and rewrite narratives themselves to understand how language shapes perception in real time. For anyone interested in media, politics, design, communication, or simply becoming a sharper reader of the world around them.
Register at the link in bio.
We use language to mean things. AI uses language to calculate things.
In the second AI Literacy Salon, Nitzan Hermon leads a conversation on the gap between symbolic human meaning and statistical machine fluency. As AI becomes part of how we write, summarize, decide, and communicate, what do we need to understand in order to stay intentional?
Featuring Johnny Dance, Kristy Zadrozny, and Stephen P. Williams, this salon invites curiosity over conclusions â and asks what new literacies we need for thinking clearly with machines.
Can you vibe-code learning?
Lai Yi Ohlsen and a panel of educators explore what it means to teach creative technology in this age of AI.
Catch the discussion on the debut episode of IRL @ Index, a live event & video series about paying attention and imagining whatâs to come in tech, design and culture.
Link in bio to watch / listen.
Video edit by Alex Bliss
On 13 May, éç (@bianjie.systems ) will be hosting an evening gathering at @index_space Greenpoint, NYC, bringing together a cross-coastal group of artists, researchers, technologists and cultural intermediaries from New York and San Francisco.
The event is designed to foster meaningful dialogue around the role of artistic practice in shaping how technical institutions, research communities, and public imaginaries intersect. With the support of @grayareaorg and @fwb.help .
We will be presenting @yalla_halim âs work, âSingularsâ: a series of live poetry duels between a human poet and a machine. The audience votes to decide the winner, and their votes train the machine for future performances, helping poetry and machine reach, possibly, a new singularity.
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Weâve had an exciting few months here at Index, and have two big headlines to share: we are expanding our Chinatown location to an additional floor of 120 Walker, and we have almost finished building a new roof deck for our Greenpoint space! Other exciting news includes: new dog friends, leaves on the trees outside our windows, friends and family enjoying our spaces, and many warm and happy days ahead. If youâre interested in joining us, drop us a line at [email protected] đ
âWe use language to mean things. AI uses language to calculate things.â
In the second AI Literacy Salon, Nitzan Hermon leads a conversation on the gap between symbolic human meaning and statistical machine fluency. As AI becomes part of how we write, summarize, decide, and communicate, what do we need to understand in order to stay intentional?
Featuring Johnny Dance, Kristy Zadrozny, and Stephen P. Williams, this salon invites curiosity over conclusions â and asks what new literacies we need for thinking clearly with machines. Register at the link in bio!
Skill 4 Skill with @_skillhaus is back! An open social space where creatives barter skills, share resources, and find new collaborators. Whether youâre a designer curious about video, a writer exploring sound, or just looking to connect, this is a night built on exchange. Trade what you know for what you want to learn! Register at the link in bio.
Prompt, Code, Embed is a hands-on workshop with creative technologist Laure Michelon exploring how AI can function as a material for making, not just a shortcut. Using tools like p5.js, Three.js, and Fuserâs node-based editor, youâll build interactive sketches, animations, and embeddable visuals. No coding experience required. Register at the link in bio!
The @pov.budapest founders are coming through New York next week! Join us on Thursday at Index Chinatown for drinks and a casual hang, where weâll talk about what it means to sustain creative communities at both a local and international scale. RSVP at the link in bio!
Take a deep dive into the life and work of electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos.
Through archival interviews and musical excerpts, speaker @johnjfarrey (Dance & Electronic Lead at Amazon Music) guides us through Carlosâs groundbreaking work with the Moog synthesizer and how it reshaped modern musicâalongside her public transition, which helped shape early conversations around transgender identity. Centered on Carlosâs own words, this lecture considers both her lasting influence and the complexities of honoring a deeply private artist. Register at the link in bio!
@livingroomlectures builds community through learning and conversation, bringing together audiences around short lectures on queer topics that invite reflection, discussion, and exchange.
We were blown away by @studiobumi.nyc âs transformation of our space for a very romantic Valentineâs dinner. Head to arrangements.nyc for more info about hosting private events with us đ
Photos by @joeywang__ & @annaletson
The âFakeâ Image traces a longer history of visual deception, from staged photography and propaganda to todayâs AI-generated slop (not derogatory).
Rather than positioning AI images as a radical break, this talk situates them within an ongoing tradition of manipulated, contested, and politically charged visuals. Weâll examine how images gain and lose credibility, why certain fakes resonate culturally, and what the rise of generative tools reveals about authorship, realism, and trust today. Register at the link in bio!
