In Plain Language

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A newsletter aiming to demystify tech, along with relevant research about how it affects our world.

About Emily Tavoulareas

Policy + design + tech. Angry optimist. Founder & Host of The Home Screen — a project grappling with how tech is distorting our lives & relationships & how to deal. Co-Curator of the U.S. Digital Service Origins & the Civic Tech Memory Bank.

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