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An independent publication for teenage ideas
UnrubricThink Anyway.
No rubric. No prize. Just ideas.
A small manifesto
A Fun Fact: Teenagers Have Ideas Too
Teenagers already have assignments, rankings, competitions, and algorithms telling them what deserves attention. Unrubric is a place to develop, organize, publish, and discuss ideas for their own sake.
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Hey, Here’s A Fun Fact: Teenagers Have "Unrubric" Ideas, Too
No rubric. No prize. Just ideas.
Unrubric is a place for the "unrubric" ideas.
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STS Fieldnotes
The project’s origin: fieldnotes on technology, science, power, institutions, society, ethics, and culture.
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Independent Research
Research-oriented projects with room for evidence, methods, archives, fieldwork, and ideas that refuse to fit a school assignment.
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Essays & Commentary
Arguments and observations across politics, history, philosophy, economics, science, technology, society, and culture.
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Videos & Podcast
Interviews, conversations, podcasts, and video essays with people who are still thinking.
“Ideas are not extracurricular.”
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