Signals & Society event on personal robots on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at Lonely Siren

Society + Technology at UW is pleased to promote the next event in the Signals & Society series, Personal Robots — Is It Finally Time? on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 5:30 PM at Lonely Siren (1501 Pike Pl, Level 2, #200, Seattle, WA 98101).

This will be a conversation with Ryan Calo (Law & Information, UW Seattle) and Maya Cakmak (Computer Science, UW Seattle) on what’s at stake when robots are the gatekeepers to our intimate routines and confidential secrets.

Free and open to the public. No registration required. Add to calendar.

Seattle University’s Tech Ethics Initiative joins S+T at UW as a Community Partner

Society + Technology at UW’s community of affiliates expands with a new community partner, the Seattle University Technology Ethics Initiative.

Settle University Tech Ethics Initiative

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Directed by Professor Onur Bakiner (SU, Political Science), whose research and teaching focus on technology and society, the Seattle University Technology Ethics initiative seeks to bring together students, faculty, practitioners, and community members to explore how technologies shape power, accountability, and the public good.

This cross-institutional partnership indexes a shared commitment to cross-disciplinary collaboration and to creating spaces where open conversations about technology, society, and justice can flourish across institutions and communities.

Society + Technology at UW welcomes interest from community organizations, nonprofits, and industry groups who see value in what we’re building and would like to be part of it. To learn more about joining the Society + Technology at UW affiliate circle, email mmjones@uw.edu.

Signals & Society conversation on power, math, and earth’s resources in Fremont at Figurehead Brewing, Dec. 1, 2025, 5:30 PM

On Monday, December 1, 2025, at 5:30 PM, head to Figurehead Brewing in Fremont (3513 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103) for a pint and a conversation with Hansi Singh, CEO of Planette.ai, on technology, power, water, and carbon math.

Signals & Society is an independent, public-facing, traveling series devoted to exploring how technology shapes—and is shaped by—society.

The event is public; no registration required.

Please share widely with colleagues, students, and friends who might be interested.

Signals & Society conversation on love, law, and LLMs in Ballard at Old Stove, Nov. 10, 2025, 5:30 PM

Online dating is nothing new, but in 2025, the promise and peril of finding love online—and the work of designing technologies to facilitate amore—now include artificial intelligence writers in the mix.

Consider this, and more, over a pint at the next event in Signals & Society, a new public-facing traveling series co-organized by Ryan Calo (Law, UW Seattle), on Mon., Nov. 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the Old Stove Brewery Gardens in Ballard (1550 NW 49th Street, Seattle, WA 98107).

This conversation features Jevan Hutson (Law, UW Seattle) to discuss how digital intimacies are shaped by commercial, legal, and interpersonal forces.

Add to your calendar; no registration required.