The Theory of Heads

A philosophy of creative business

Jun 30 • hugh francis

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How We Shaped 12 Civic Tech Recommendations for Mayor Mamdani

Watch the new documentary on how 100 New Yorkers used Polis to imagine better technology for city life.

Jun 16

10

Hey Mamdani! We want to help make civic technology awesome

NOW is the time to reimagine our city’s relationship with technology

Jun 9

12

May 2026

Bring your USB

USB Club is joining garden3d

May 21

8

2

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The Datacenter Does Not Exist

​Marek Poliks and Roberto Alonso Trillo on AI & Exocapitalism, Q&A by Dena Yago

May 18

5

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Can You Vibe-Code Learning?

A Discussion on Teaching Creative Technology in the Age of AI

May 7

8

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February 2026

Mapping San Francisco's Government

with Michael Adams from CivLab

Feb 19

6

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45:54

Shelf Life: The Truth Lasts

Why products can't hide anymore

Feb 12 • Sam Taylor

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2

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January 2026

Building Venues for Collective Memory

Reflecting at the Madonna Inn on spaces that hold our cultural identities.

Jan 21 • Elie Andersen

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November 2025

Where the flower grows

Air gapped intelligence, local LLMs, and the case for private AI

Nov 25, 2025 • hugh francis

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September 2025

The Mets Are the Last Thing I Believe In

Notes from the nosebleeds on family, city, and the politics of place.

Sep 2, 2025 • Elie Andersen

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August 2025

Survival Theater

Love Island, layoffs, and the end of backstage life

Aug 28, 2025 • Sam Taylor

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