0
Skip to Content
Mike Albo
Home
About
Journalism
Books
Performance
For Hire
Contact
Mike Albo
Home
About
Journalism
Books
Performance
For Hire
Contact
Home
About
Journalism
Books
Performance
For Hire
Contact
The Fascinatingly Complex Feat of Trying to Build a Virtual Worm
Selected, Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/30/21 Selected, Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/30/21

The Fascinatingly Complex Feat of Trying to Build a Virtual Worm

TED

An open-source project is striving to create the world’s first fully digital organism. Here’s a peek inside the tricky process that could bring us to a better understanding of life itself.

Read More
The Lavender Wave is Coming
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/30/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/30/21

The Lavender Wave is Coming

AARP

9 Actions we can take right now to take care of LGBT Seniors

Read More
The Dark Side of Charisma
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/28/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/28/21

The Dark Side of Charisma

TED

Like it or not, charisma matters when it comes to leadership. But we should be aware of the power that persuasion can have on us, says business school professor and researcher Jochen Menges.

Read More
What is the DSA?
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21

What is the DSA?

Lifehacker

Photo by Alec Perkins / Flickr

A primer on the Democratic Socialists of America - find out the 4 Ws.

Read More
Young Activists Turn Age Discrimination Into a Movement
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21

Young Activists Turn Age Discrimination Into a Movement

AARP #DisruptAging

Image Source / Getty Images

Speaking with organizers from March For Our Lives and other change-makers to get advice on how to make combatting ageism a movement

Read More
Homophobia In Our Blood
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21

Homophobia In Our Blood

TED

Photo by Emily Pidgeon/TED

Homophobia and mass shootings are afflictions that won’t be solved overnight — but the problematic and outdated restrictions against gay blood donors could be.

Read More
Aging While Queer, a National Crisis
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/16/21

Aging While Queer, a National Crisis

Impact Magazine

The challenges LGBTQ seniors face in the US (where it’s not so great growing old in the first place) are tremendous, unique and we need to know about it.

Read More
The Green Fashion Challenge
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/15/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/15/21

The Green Fashion Challenge

Hand/Eye Magazine

In 2009 I did a deep dive into the challenges the fashion industry faces to become greener. I did so much research, talked to so many people. The issues are still relevant today.

Read More
The Body Electric
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/15/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/15/21

The Body Electric

Out

Photo by Rick McGinnis

A profile of the creator of the Body Electric, Joe Kramer, who I believe should receive the National Medal of Honor for his work taking sex through a very dark time.

Read More
"Religious Freedom"
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/14/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 4/14/21

"Religious Freedom"

Lambda Legal's Impact Magazine

Get ready for the next phase of Anti-LGBT discrimination

Read More
The Biggest LGBT Center in the World Just Got Bigger
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 3/18/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 3/18/21

The Biggest LGBT Center in the World Just Got Bigger

Huffpost

The Los Angeles LGBT Center cuts the ribbon on its new 140 million dollar project that brings LGBT seniors and at-risk youth together under the same roof. 

Read More
These Queer Activists Are Still Putting Their Bodies on the Line
Activism/Science/Politics Admin 3/17/21 Activism/Science/Politics Admin 3/17/21

These Queer Activists Are Still Putting Their Bodies on the Line

Huffpost

ACT UP vets like Ken Kidd and younger organizers like Adam Eli are mixing proven tactics with social media to protest the Trump administration.

Read More