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Sam Lavigne

is an artist and programmer based in Brooklyn.

Dark Inquiry, Features

Bail Bloc

By Francis Tseng, Maya Binyam, Sam Lavigne, Rachel Rosenfelt, Devin Kenny, Grayson Earle and JB RubinovitzNovember 15, 2017
A cryptocurrency scheme against bail.
Features

C-SPAN 5

By Sam LavigneSeptember 15, 2017
Purest Washington inanity, straight from the source.
Special Projects

Taxonomy of Humans According to Twitter

By Sam LavigneJuly 5, 2017
By generating automated targeted ads, “The Infinite Campaign” exposes the bizarre rubrics Twitter uses to render its users legible.
Features, Special Projects

You Can Encrypt Your Face

By Sam Lavigne, Aaron Miguel Cantú and Brian CliftonJune 21, 2017
Facial recognition technology turns your face into code that can be archived and traded among strange and suspect parties. Its growing sophistication in the hands…
Dark Inquiry

White Collar Crime Risk Zones

By Sam Lavigne, Francis Tseng and Brian CliftonApril 26, 2017
The New Inquiry is pleased to announce the launch of White Collar Crime Risk Zones, a predictive policing application that targets white collar crime. View…
Essays & Reviews

The Networked Assembly Line

By Sam LavigneDecember 20, 2016
The algorithm is your new boss and the factory is everywhere.
Features, Special Projects

Donald Trump: "Donald Trump"

By Sam LavigneApril 13, 2016
A supercut of Donald Trump saying his own name.
Features, Special Projects

Black Friday

By Sam LavigneJuly 13, 2015
Alibaba.com, sometimes known as "the Chinese eBay", connects shoppers looking to purchase commodities in bulk directly with manufacturers from across the world. The site encompasses…
Features, Special Projects

Oculus Rex

By David Tracy and Sam LavigneFebruary 5, 2015
Illustrations by David Tracy Figure 1: The family. Figure 2: 3D scanning of the mother. Figure 3: 3D scanning of the father. Figure 4: The…
Features, Special Projects

Oculus Birth

By David Tracy and Sam LavigneDecember 25, 2014
Experience the miracle of birth from your child's perspective!
Uncategorized

Black Friday, Or the Circulation of Commodities

By Sam LavigneNovember 28, 2014
An interactive graphic of the "dark" economy.
Uncategorized

The Military Industrial Complex Yard Sale

By Sam LavigneAugust 22, 2014
The Pentagon doesn't only give police departments surplus body armor, but also surplus underpants, dish towels, spatulas and dessert spoons
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