Tag - Revolution

The Edge Revolution in a Hyperconnected World

Originally published by Tata Communications. Written by Neelakantan Venkataraman, Vice President and Global Head – Cloud and Edge Business, Tata Communications. In today’s ever-evolving IT landscape, the surge in data generation and the proliferation of IoT devices have created what we call a “hyperconnected world.” The quest for speed and real-time...

Printed Engines Propel the Next Industrial Revolution

Efforts to 3D print engines produce significant savings in rocketry and beyond In the fall of 2023, NASA hot fire tested an aluminum 3D printed rocket engine nozzle. Aluminum is not typically used for 3D printing because the process causes it to crack, and its low melting point makes it a challenging material for rocket engines. Yet the test was a success. Printing...

At the impasse of Revolution and Revolutionary Love – Scalawag

The release of Joy James’s highly anticipated text, In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love; Precarity, Power, and Communities, offers a unique and rare approach toward the long-standing debate of theory versus praxis. This debate is a source of division between theorists and/or academics (who imagine themselves as insurgents) and non-academic community organizers...

Death, Revolution, Desire, and the Specter of Freedom – Scalawag

“We are at war, and we’ve been at war for over 400-something years now […] I want [freedom], and I’ll die for this.”  Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice and founder/CEO of the Tamir Rice Foundation, spoke those words on a recent roundtable about family, freedom, and security, moderated by Joy James. Those words took me back to the foreword I...