Ep. 188: Afrotectopia’s Ari Melenciano on Synthesizing, Art, Tech, Epigenetics, and more

<p>Artist and technologist, Ari Melenciano, spent her youth obsessed with music, art, and gadgets. A year in Barcelona, a city that valued art as she did, left a meaningful impression on her. Back in the US, frustrated at the racial inadequacy of academia and technology, she founded Afrotectopia, a cultural institution building at the nexus of art, science, and technology through an Afrocentric lens.</p><br><p><a href="http://www.cleverpodcast.com/blog/ep-188-ari-melenciano" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Images and more from Ari at cleverpodcast.com!</a></p><br><p>Please say Hi on social! <a href="http://twitter.com/CleverPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cleverpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cleverpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> - @CleverPodcast, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amydevers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amydevers</a>,</p><br><p>If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/clever/id1106679693?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaving a review</a>, <a href="http://www.cleverpodcast.com/sponsor-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">making a donation, becoming a sponsor</a>, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!</p><br><p>Clever is hosted &amp; produced by <a href="https://www.cleverpodcast.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Devers</a>, with editing by <a href="https://about.me/stroffolino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rich Stroffolino</a>, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by <a href="https://www.elteneleven.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Ten Eleven</a>.</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener norefer