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Laura Carter

@LauraC_rter@scholar.social
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I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies.

Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Joined April 27, 2022
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Jun 19, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @vagina_museum@masto.ai
@vagina_museum@masto.ai I have been a menstrual cup user for over a decade and this is the first time I have seen an image like this. Very cool!
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · May 07, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @floppyplopper@todon.nl
@floppyplopper@todon.nl @penwing@wandering.shop that's a good one! I had read a lot of science fiction by 16, but almost entirely 'golden age' stuff written by white men (because those were the books I could get hold of). Some Octavia Butler would have blown my mind (in a good way).
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · May 07, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @penwing@wandering.shop
@penwing@wandering.shop @floppyplopper@todon.nl yeah, the issue with general lists is that my initial answer to your question would be, "yes of course, what kind of books do you like reading?" Because my 'intro to sci-fi' list will be different depending on if the person says 'detective novels' or 'romance' or 'biographies of WWII generals.''
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · May 06, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @floppyplopper@todon.nl
@floppyplopper@todon.nl @penwing@wandering.shop I'd go for The Dispossessed as my starter Le Guin, I think. And perhaps Arthur C. Clarke's Fountains of Paradise for the classic (though I'd need to re-read it first as Clarke wasn't great at writing women...) We Who Are About To is a banger though, more people should read it so I say put it on all the lists.
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Mar 31, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @bud_t@m.ai6yr.org
@bud_t yeah, if people don't mind walking down to Alaskan, that would be my recommendation - the aquarium is a good landmark to meet at near there!
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Mar 31, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @bud_t@m.ai6yr.org
@bud_t in that case, I think your best best is running a few blocks down to Alaskan Way and then turning right and running along the waterfront up to Elliott Bay trail and Myrtle Edwards park, turning around when you've done 2.5k. There's no particularly nice route from 6th to Alaskan I'm afraid, but the waterfront is mostly pedestrianised, you'll go past the Sculpture Garden and the trail in the park is pleasant!
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Mar 31, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @bud_t@m.ai6yr.org
@bud_t if you'll be in town on Saturday morning, there are a few parkruns around the city https://www.parkrun.us/ Other days, or closer to the city centre: a lap of Green Lake is about 5k.
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Mar 29, 2026
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @ifixcoinops@retro.social
@ifixcoinops there's a research project running out of UCL that has been looking at this for several years now (long enough that it started out looking at domestic abuse and the 'internet of things,' remember when that was the term?) https://www.genderandtech.net/study-on-tech-abuse-perpetration
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Jan 30, 2025
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @MichaelTBacon@social.coop
@MichaelTBacon thank you!
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Jan 30, 2025
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Replying to @MichaelTBacon@social.coop
@MichaelTBacon Love to see this! Do you have a link to his quotes? Would like to share directly with some groups.
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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Apr 01, 2024
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Aisha Sobey and I wrote a paper about the harms of using BMI in health tech, and it's been accepted to #FAccT2024 🎉

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Laura Carter @LauraC_rter@scholar.social · Aug 23, 2023
Laura Carter
@LauraC_rter@scholar.social

I use #feminist theory and #queerTheory to think about data. Brit in USA. Mother of #budgies. Former: Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley; Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute; PhD in #gender, #data and #humanRights at the University of Essex; enrichment student on data and ethics at the Alan Turing Institute; researcher on #LGBTI rights at Amnesty International.

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Are you a Black researcher at a #UK institution, seeking research funding for work in #education, #welfare or #justice? Please do consider participating in the Nuffield Foundation's focus groups on how we can improve our grantmaking to give more grants to Black researchers. Participants will be compensated. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWSJseaIM9QlXUlf4QmgonfqW0rvfEanBtw8Ye5DNHuc3b7w/viewform

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