<a href='https://www.kemlaurin.com/'>Dr. Kem-Laurin Lubin</a> joins 10-Minute Tech Comm to explain why AI is rhetorical, how it defines humans, and how we can use ethotic heuristics to create more human-centered AI. This conversation is part of the 2025 The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival, built around the theme “(Un)tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control.” Read Dr. Lubin on <a href='https://kemlaurin.medium.com/'>Medium</a> and check out her <a href='https://uwpbooks.com/product/design-heuristics-for-emerging-technologies-ai-data-human-centered-futures-considerations-for-the-rights-of-women/#'>most recent book</a>! Find a transcript and more information about 10-Minute Tech Comm at <a href='http://tenminutetechcomm.com/'>tenminutetechcomm.com</a>. #tbrpodcastcarnival2025 #untetheringsurveillance

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.kemlaurin.com/'&gt;Dr. Kem-Laurin Lubin&lt;/a&gt; joins 10-Minute Tech Comm to explain why AI is rhetorical, how it defines humans, and how we can use ethotic heuristics to create more human-centered AI. This conversation is part of the 2025 The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival, built around the theme “(Un)tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control.” Read Dr. Lubin on &lt;a href='https://kemlaurin.medium.com/'&gt;Medium&lt;/a&gt; and check out her &lt;a href='https://uwpbooks.com/product/design-heuristics-for-emerging-technologies-ai-data-human-centered-futures-considerations-for-the-rights-of-women/#'&gt;most recent book&lt;/a&gt;! Find a transcript and more information about 10-Minute Tech Comm at &lt;a href='http://tenminutetechcomm.com/'&gt;tenminutetechcomm.com&lt;/a&gt;. #tbrpodcastcarnival2025 #untetheringsurveillance&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Kem-Laurin Lubin joins 10-Minute Tech Comm to explain why AI is rhetorical, how it defines humans, and how we can use ethotic heuristics to create more human-centered AI. This conversation is part of the 2025 The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival, built around the theme “(Un)tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control.” Read Dr. Lubin on Medium and check out her most recent book! Find a transcript and more information about 10-Minute Tech Comm at tenminutet...

Dr. Kem-Laurin Lubin on the Rhetorical Nature of AI

Jennifer Blatz, Lead UX Researcher at BECU and founder of <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@BlatzChatz'>BlatzChat</a>z, joins the podcast to discuss her newsletter, building community in UX, and whether it&apos;s worth getting into the UX field at all! Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Blatz, Lead UX Researcher at BECU and founder of &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@BlatzChatz'&gt;BlatzChat&lt;/a&gt;z, joins the podcast to discuss her newsletter, building community in UX, and whether it&amp;apos;s worth getting into the UX field at all! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Jennifer Blatz, Lead UX Researcher at BECU and founder of BlatzChatz, joins the podcast to discuss her newsletter, building community in UX, and whether it's worth getting into the UX field at all!  Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show! 

Jennifer Blatz on the Good, the Trends, and the Ugly of UX

Dr. Leslie Seawright discusses her new article, co-authored with Amy Hodges and Timothy Ponce, &quot;&apos;<a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00472816251342582'>Is This Ethical?&apos; New Data on the Ethical Principles and Practices of Document Design.</a>&quot; The study updates Sam Dragga&apos;s classic <a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/43088065?seq=1'>1996 study</a> by asking for participant evaluations of the ethics of hypothetical situations, some taken from the Dragga study and some added for contemporary issues. The results indicate how perspectives on ethics have and have not changed in almost 30 years. Seawright is conducting another follow up study about the ethics of AI. <a href='https://utaedu.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=JqIWPvzZegAECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D'>Take the survey</a> if you&apos;re interested in participating!Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Leslie Seawright discusses her new article, co-authored with Amy Hodges and Timothy Ponce, &amp;quot;&amp;apos;&lt;a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00472816251342582'&gt;Is This Ethical?&amp;apos; New Data on the Ethical Principles and Practices of Document Design.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; The study updates Sam Dragga&amp;apos;s classic &lt;a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/43088065?seq=1'&gt;1996 study&lt;/a&gt; by asking for participant evaluations of the ethics of hypothetical situations, some taken from the Dragga study and some added for contemporary issues. The results indicate how perspectives on ethics have and have not changed in almost 30 years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seawright is conducting another follow up study about the ethics of AI. &lt;a href='https://utaedu.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=JqIWPvzZegAECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D'&gt;Take the survey&lt;/a&gt; if you&amp;apos;re interested in participating!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Leslie Seawright discusses her new article, co-authored with Amy Hodges and Timothy Ponce, "'Is This Ethical?' New Data on the Ethical Principles and Practices of Document Design." The study updates Sam Dragga's classic 1996 study by asking for participant evaluations of the ethics of hypothetical situations, some taken from the Dragga study and some added for contemporary issues. The results indicate how perspectives on ethics have and have not changed in almost 30 years.  Seawright...

Dr. Leslie Seawright on the Ethics of Document Design

Dr. Sarah Gunning of Towson University joins the podcast to discuss her recent article &quot;<a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10506519241307786'>How Do Nonprofit Proposal Writers Learn Their Jobs? Results of a Nationwide Survey and Interviews</a>.&quot;Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Sarah Gunning of Towson University joins the podcast to discuss her recent article &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10506519241307786'&gt;How Do Nonprofit Proposal Writers Learn Their Jobs? Results of a Nationwide Survey and Interviews&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Sarah Gunning of Towson University joins the podcast to discuss her recent article "How Do Nonprofit Proposal Writers Learn Their Jobs? Results of a Nationwide Survey and Interviews." Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show! 

Dr. Sarah Gunning on the Learning Curve for Nonprofit Proposal Writers

On this episode, we&apos;re joined by Joe Natoli, co-author (with Leah Buley) of second edition of <a href='https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-user-experience-team-of-one-second-edition/'>The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide</a>. Natoli, who also runs the <a href='https://www.ux365academy.com/'>UX 365 Academy</a>, argues that UX teams of one are more common than we think and offers strategies for success as the lone UX team member at your organization.  Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode, we&amp;apos;re joined by Joe Natoli, co-author (with Leah Buley) of second edition of &lt;a href='https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-user-experience-team-of-one-second-edition/'&gt;The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide&lt;/a&gt;. Natoli, who also runs the &lt;a href='https://www.ux365academy.com/'&gt;UX 365 Academy&lt;/a&gt;, argues that UX teams of one are more common than we think and offers strategies for success as the lone UX team member at your organization. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On this episode, we're joined by Joe Natoli, co-author (with Leah Buley) of second edition of The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide. Natoli, who also runs the UX 365 Academy, argues that UX teams of one are more common than we think and offers strategies for success as the lone UX team member at your organization.   Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show! 

Joe Natoli on The User Experience Team of One

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