Imagine… as the world gets hotter and fresh water becomes more scarce, AI systems whose roots lie in racist algorithms control access to your water, and water security is guaranteed only for those who can afford it. Averting this dystopian future demands we strive to move beyond our assumptions around racism, capitalism, consumption, collective responsibility and the desirability of engineering our way out of the climate crisis.
This month, we’re joined by Dr. Theodora Dryer, a writer, historian, and critical policy analyst. She is creative director of the Water Justice and Technology Studio (Water Studio) www.waterjustice-tech.org and research professor at New York University. We’re also joined by Dr. Amrah Salomón, an assistant professor of English at the University of California Santa Barbara and a founding member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice. Dr. Dryer and Dr. Salomon, among others, collaborated to produce the report "Water Justice and Technology", covering topics on both North and Central America.