is an edtech organization providing humanities insight from PhD trained experts in real time. We specialize in contemporary theory, cultural literacy, and tech ethics. Learn more at vitalthought.org.

ZINE 

Matt Klein, Head of Global Foresight at Reddit calls Vital Thought "an immersive masterclass for the long tail" in ZINE's in July 2023 episode/ letter, "Colleges Are Dying, Long Live Higher Education." Read or listen here:  zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/long-live-higher-education.

All Tech Is Human

I contributed to and was profiled in the 2023 Tech & Democracy report from All Tech Is Human. Read it here.

Institute for Security & Technology

 As Deputy Director for Democracy and the Geopolitics of Tech, I drove the completion of the Digital Cognition and Democracy Initiative papers at the Institute for Security and Technology. Explore them here.

Digital Void Media

I was interviewed on Digital Void by founders Jamie Cohen--digital culture expert, Vital Thought instructor, and Professor at Queens College; and Josh Chapdelaine--Producer at Team Human and Special Projects Manager at All Tech Is Human. Listen.

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 Other current projects:
Edited Volume Forthcoming: I am compiling and co-editing a scholarly volume with digital culture exert Dr. Jamie Cohen,.titled Tech and A Living World: Media, Innovation, and Sustainable Futures. (CFP)

Sustainable Urban Horticulture: I'm currently consulting on brand and growth strategy, and helping to build a more beautiful and sustainable community while apprenticing with the Master Gardener behind Green Bey Gardens NYC.

Research: I have been tracking and synthesizing insights from a range of interdisciplinary and cross industry sources for over 15 years. I focus particularly on: science & technology studies, cognitive science, sustainability, existential phenomenology, psychoanalytic deconstruction, market trends, ecological & landscape change and management, higher education, the responsible tech industry, art & design, activism and social movements, alt economies, media, material and experiential culture and subculture on and off the internet.

Writing: My doctoral research in Cultural Analysis & Theory analyzes the history and psychology of technoindustrial power in relation to the climate crisis. Just finished in May 2024! Working on a book version.

Consulting: I provide guidance for special research initiatives, small organization growth, experiential analysis, and aesthetic and cultural strategy. Contact me at [email protected].