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Author Archives: Patrick Kowalczyk

DJDS TED Talk

30 October 2019 — Design

PKPR has secured a series of profiles looking at how Designing Justice + Designing Spaces is using design to end mass incarceration.

Character Day in Parents, EdSurge

30 September 2019 — Filmmaking, Mission Driven

For the past ten years, Character Day co-founder Tiffany Shlain, her husband, and her two kids have unplugged from their devices every Saturday.

This Mozilla-Funded Film Watches You

27 September 2019 — Internet, Mission Driven

Over a year after the approval of a U.S. patentSnapchat users still don’t know if the app is using facial emotion recognition technology to detect and profit off of their moods. To put pressure on SnapchatMozilla premiered “Stealing Ur Feelings,” a short documentary that uses the same technology to analyze viewers’ emotions as they watch […]

DJDS in Bloomberg, AD

5 September 2019 — Design

In 2017, PKPR client Deanna Van Buren delivered a TED Talk – What a World Without Prisons Could Look Like— that has been viewed more than one million times.

Trint scores 2020 candidates

13 August 2019 — Artificial Intelligence, Tech

Bernie Sanders’ accent may sound strange to some people outside of New York, but it doesn’t pose any comprehension problems for artificial intelligence.

Mozilla Gets Creative to Highlight AI’s Impact

18 June 2019 — Internet, Mission Driven

To raise awareness about the unintended consequences of artificial intelligence Mozilla has funded a series of films games and art projects that will be launching over the next few months.  PKPR has secured coverage for the initial projects including:  Stay tuned for the worldwide launch of the film Stealing Ur Feelings online later this summer.

Mozilla unveils 2019 Internet Health Report on CBS

24 April 2019 — Internet, Mission Driven

To launch Mozilla’s 2019 Internet Health ReportPKPR booked an interview for Mozilla Executive Director Mark Surman on CBS News this morning. This year’s Report cited growing efforts to protect digital privacy, build more responsible artificial intelligence and rein in the power of big tech companies as the most positive developments for the internet while pervasive […]

Alex Heffner on MSNBC

9 February 2019 — Interview, Politics

PKPR secured an appearance for Alexander Heffner, host of PBS’ The Open Mind, on PoliticsNation to discuss Elizabeth Warren’s presidential kickoff.

Keepsake in Real Simple

12 January 2019 — Lifestyle

Keepsake is featured in the February 2018 issue of Real Simple as one of the month’s most clever items to simplify your life.

Illuminati Ball in New York Post

30 December 2018 — Art, Theater

PKPR placed a full-page feature on the special one-night-only performance of the immersive theater hit at Brooklyn’s The Weylin on New Year’s Eve.