Letter from the Editor
This has truly been a banner year for gnovis. The Fall issue was the first in the publication’s history to be printed., a major milestone…
Issue II Spring 2016
Building Nature in Detroit: Ruin Aesthetics, Historical Gaps, and the Urban Agricultural Imagination
Abstract Urban Agriculture is increasingly forwarded as a tool for social and ecological renewal in the post-industrial city. However, much of the enthusiasm (and increasingly,…
Robotics After Recess: A Call for Enhanced Human-Robot Interaction Focus in Education
Abstract The trend toward robotics and automation are not only becoming ubiquitous across many sectors, but they are also advancing at more significant rates than…
Digitizing Refugees: The Effect of Technology on Forced Displacement
Abstract This paper examines broadly the role of technology in the lives of refugees and its influence on the trajectory of forced displacement today, a…
Robotic Emulation
Abstract Science fiction has presented us with a picture of robots that have the potential to mimic humans to the point of being indistinguishable from…
Online Dating: Does Your Smartphone Affect Your Love Life?
Abstract How and why people use different media on the Internet has been a primary interest in computer mediated communication since the inception of the…